diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/bufferline.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/bufferline.vim
index 06ef4b15..db2eed8e 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/bufferline.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/bufferline.vim
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 " vim: et ts=2 sts=2 sw=2
 
 function! airline#extensions#bufferline#init(ext)
-  highlight AlBl_active gui=bold cterm=bold term=bold
-  highlight link AlBl_inactive airline_c
-  let g:bufferline_inactive_highlight = 'AlBl_inactive'
-  let g:bufferline_active_highlight = 'AlBl_active'
+  highlight bufferline_selected gui=bold cterm=bold term=bold
+  highlight link bufferline_selected_inactive airline_c_inactive
+  let g:bufferline_inactive_highlight = 'airline_c'
+  let g:bufferline_active_highlight = 'bufferline_selected'
   let g:bufferline_active_buffer_left = ''
   let g:bufferline_active_buffer_right = ''
   let g:bufferline_separator = ' '