diff --git a/misc/emacs/go-mode.el b/misc/emacs/go-mode.el
index a536a17d2c..29b1fa4423 100644
--- a/misc/emacs/go-mode.el
+++ b/misc/emacs/go-mode.el
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ For mode=set, all covered lines will have this weight."
   ;; doesn't understand that
   (append
    `((,(go--regexp-enclose-in-symbol (regexp-opt go-mode-keywords t)) . font-lock-keyword-face)
-     (,(go--regexp-enclose-in-symbol (regexp-opt go-builtins t)) . font-lock-builtin-face)
+     (,(concat "\\(" (go--regexp-enclose-in-symbol (regexp-opt go-builtins t)) "\\)[[:space:]]*(") 1 font-lock-builtin-face)
      (,(go--regexp-enclose-in-symbol (regexp-opt go-constants t)) . font-lock-constant-face)
      (,go-func-regexp 1 font-lock-function-name-face)) ;; function (not method) name