diff --git a/ILSpy/Languages/CSharpHighlightingTokenWriter.cs b/ILSpy/Languages/CSharpHighlightingTokenWriter.cs
index 535039649..e1fbb74e0 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Languages/CSharpHighlightingTokenWriter.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Languages/CSharpHighlightingTokenWriter.cs
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy
 				case "by":
 				case "into":
 				case "from":
-				case "ascending":
-				case "descending":
 				case "orderby":
 				case "let":
 				case "join":
@@ -217,6 +215,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy
 					if (nodeStack.PeekOrDefault() is QueryClause)
 						color = queryKeywordsColor;
 					break;
+				case "ascending":
+				case "descending":
+					if (nodeStack.PeekOrDefault() is QueryOrdering)
+						color = queryKeywordsColor;
+					break;
 				case "explicit":
 				case "implicit":
 				case "operator":