diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
index e97fca7c69..304d4d9ac4 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn color_highlight(code string, tb &table.Table) string {
 		}
 		return lit
 	}
-	mut s := scanner.new_scanner(code, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{})
+	mut s := scanner.new_scanner(code, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{ is_fmt: true })
 	mut prev_prev := token.Token{}
 	mut prev := token.Token{}
 	mut tok := s.scan()
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ fn color_highlight(code string, tb &table.Table) string {
 						if tok.lit in ['C', 'JS'] {
 							tok_typ = .prefix
 						} else {
-							tok_typ = .module_
+							if tok.lit[0].ascii_str().is_upper() {
+								tok_typ = .symbol
+							} else {
+								tok_typ = .module_
+							}
 						}
 					} else if tok.lit in ['r', 'c'] && next_tok.kind == .string {
 						tok_typ = .prefix
diff --git a/vlib/v/doc/doc.v b/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
index ee814d2e10..c3d87b8fa7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ pub fn new_vdoc_preferences() &pref.Preferences {
 	// so its preferences should be permissive:
 	return &pref.Preferences{
 		enable_globals: true
+		is_fmt: true
 	}
 }