diff --git a/syntaxes/crystal.json b/syntaxes/crystal.json
index 9eccb5e..3416bea 100644
--- a/syntaxes/crystal.json
+++ b/syntaxes/crystal.json
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
 			"name": "comment.line.number-sign.crystal"
 		},
 		{
-			"match": "\\b_([\\w]+[?!]?)\\b(?!\\()",
+			"match": "(?<!}})\\b_([\\w]+[?!]?)\\b(?!\\()",
 			"name": "comment.unused.crystal"
 		},
 		{