diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index e17651d9275..a7944576196 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ For NODE, OVERRIDE, START, END, and ARGS, see
   (when (python--treesit-variable-p node)
     (treesit-fontify-with-override
      (treesit-node-start node) (treesit-node-end node)
-     'font-lock-variable-name-face override start end)))
+     'font-lock-variable-use-face override start end)))
 
 
 ;;; Indentation
@@ -6717,8 +6717,8 @@ implementations: `python-mode' and `python-ts-mode'."
                 '(( comment definition)
                   ( keyword string type)
                   ( assignment builtin constant decorator
-                    escape-sequence number property string-interpolation )
-                  ( bracket delimiter function operator variable)))
+                    escape-sequence number string-interpolation )
+                  ( bracket delimiter function operator variable property)))
     (setq-local treesit-font-lock-settings python--treesit-settings)
     (setq-local imenu-create-index-function
                 #'python-imenu-treesit-create-index)