diff --git a/grammars/packer.yaml b/grammars/packer.yaml
index 8eec603..14936e0 100644
--- a/grammars/packer.yaml
+++ b/grammars/packer.yaml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ repository:
     match: '\?|:'
     name: keyword.operator.ternary.packer
   keyword-comparison:
-    match: ~>|>=|<=|==|!=|[^<"]<[^<"]|[^>"]>[^>"]
+    match: ~>|>=|<=|==|!=|(?<![<"])(<)(?![<"])|(?<![>"])(>)(?![>"])
     name: keyword.operator.comparison.packer
   keyword-conditional:
     match: \b(if|else|endif)\b