diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
index 8325b411816..1f2a195bf64 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ MODE is either `c' or `cpp'."
     ;; Recurse.
     ((or "attributed_declarator" "parenthesized_declarator")
      (c-ts-mode--declarator-identifier (treesit-node-child node 0 t)))
-    ("pointer_declarator"
+    ((or "pointer_declarator" "reference_declarator")
      (c-ts-mode--declarator-identifier (treesit-node-child node -1)))
     ((or "function_declarator" "array_declarator" "init_declarator")
      (c-ts-mode--declarator-identifier