diff --git a/lisp/treesit.el b/lisp/treesit.el
index 2ca4f1c7ddc..f176664bfde 100644
--- a/lisp/treesit.el
+++ b/lisp/treesit.el
@@ -1835,7 +1835,8 @@ to the offending pattern and highlight the pattern."
              (goto-char (point-min))
              (insert (format "%s: %d\n" message start))
              (forward-char start)))
-         (pop-to-buffer buf))))))
+         (pop-to-buffer buf)))))
+  (view-mode))
 
 ;;; Explorer