diff --git a/runtime/syntax/lex.vim b/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
index 6c6121e..9adc388 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Lex
 " Maintainer:	Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
-" Last Change:	Jul 28, 2004
-" Version:	5
+" Last Change:	Nov 26, 2004
+" Version:	6
 " URL:	http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
 "
 " Option:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 syn region lexPatString	matchgroup=String start=+"+	skip=+\\\\\|\\"+	matchgroup=String end=+"+	contained
 syn match  lexPatTag	"^<\I\i*\(,\I\i*\)*>*"			contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexMorePat,lexPatSep
 syn match  lexPatTag	+^<\I\i*\(,\I\i*\)*>*\(\\\\\)*\\"+		contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexMorePat,lexPatSep
-syn region lexPatComment	start="^\s*/\*" end="\*/"		skipnl	contained contains=cTodo nextgroup=lexPatComment,lexPat,lexPatString,lexPatTag,@Spell
+syn region lexPatComment	start="^\s*/\*" end="\*/"		skipnl	contained contains=cTodo skipwhite nextgroup=lexPatComment,lexPat,@Spell
 syn match  lexPatCodeLine	".*$"					contained contains=ALLBUT,@lexListGroup
 syn match  lexMorePat	"\s*|\s*$"			skipnl	contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexPatComment
 syn match  lexPatSep	"\s\+"					contained nextgroup=lexMorePat,lexPatCode,lexPatCodeLine