diff --git a/runtime/syntax/kivy.vim b/runtime/syntax/kivy.vim
index b145503..76e3576 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/kivy.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/kivy.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:    Kivy
 " Maintainer:  Corey Prophitt <prophitt.corey@gmail.com>
-" Last Change: May 29th, 2014
+" Last Change: Jul 6th, 2024
 " Version:     1
 " URL:         http://kivy.org/
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 " Define Kivy syntax
 syn match kivyPreProc   /#:.*/
-syn match kivyComment   /#.*/
+syn match kivyComment   /#[^:].*/
 syn match kivyRule      /<\I\i*\(,\s*\I\i*\)*>:/
 syn match kivyAttribute /\<\I\i*\>/ nextgroup=kivyValue