diff --git a/runtime/syntax/make.vim b/runtime/syntax/make.vim
index 68f7ee2..b457304 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/make.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/make.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Roland Hieber <rohieb+vim-iR0jGdkV@rohieb.name>, <https://github.com/rohieb>
 " Previous Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " URL:		https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/syntax/make.vim
-" Last Change:	2020 Oct 16
+" Last Change:	2022 Nov 06
 
 " quit when a syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
 syn match makeImplicit		"^\.[A-Za-z0-9_./\t -]\+\s*:[^=]"me=e-2
 
 syn region makeTarget transparent matchgroup=makeTarget
-	\ start="^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$()%-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $()%-]*&\?:\?:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
+	\ start="^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$(){}%-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t ${}()%-]*&\?:\?:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
 	\ end="[^\\]$"
 	\ keepend contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeNextLine,makeComment,makeDString
 	\ skipnl nextGroup=makeCommands
-syn match makeTarget		"^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$()%*@-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $()%*@-]*&\?::\=\s*$"
+syn match makeTarget           "^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$(){}%*@-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $(){}%*@-]*&\?::\=\s*$"
 	\ contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeComment
 	\ skipnl nextgroup=makeCommands,makeCommandError