diff --git a/runtime/syntax/logtalk.vim b/runtime/syntax/logtalk.vim
index 7869171..753df4e 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/logtalk.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/logtalk.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "
 " Language:	Logtalk
 " Maintainer:	Paulo Moura <pmoura@logtalk.org>
-" Last Change:	March 12, 2005
+" Last Change:	April 5, 2005
 
 
 " Quit when a syntax file was already loaded:
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 " Logtalk directives
 
 syn region	logtalkDir		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	start=":- alias("		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	end=")\."	contains=ALL
+syn region	logtalkDir		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	start=":- encoding("	matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	end=")\."	contains=ALL
 syn region	logtalkDir		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	start=":- initialization("	matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	end=")\."	contains=ALL
 syn region	logtalkDir		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	start=":- info("		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	end=")\."	contains=ALL
 syn region	logtalkDir		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	start=":- mode("		matchgroup=logtalkDirTag	end=")\."	contains=logtalkOperator, logtalkAtom