diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
index 09f9b88ff91..19f0656a152 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void Highlighter::downloadDefinitions(std::function<void()> callback) {
                 Core::MessageManager::write(tr("Highlighter updates: done"),
                                             Core::MessageManager::ModeSwitch);
                 downloader->deleteLater();
+                reload();
                 if (callback)
                     callback();
             });
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index b03cef1de39..570d29362eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -3104,10 +3104,7 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateSyntaxInfoBar(const Highlighter::Definitions
                           InfoBarEntry::GlobalSuppression::Enabled);
         info.setCustomButtonInfo(BaseTextEditor::tr("Download Definitions"), [missing, this]() {
             m_document->infoBar()->removeInfo(missing);
-            Highlighter::downloadDefinitions([widget = QPointer<TextEditorWidget>(q)]() {
-                if (widget)
-                    widget->configureGenericHighlighter();
-            });
+            Highlighter::downloadDefinitions();
         });
 
         infoBar->removeInfo(multiple);