diff --git a/runtime/syntax/help.vim b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
index 82c3468..98c40f5 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/help.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/help.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	Vim help file
 " Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar (Bram@vim.org)
-" Last Change:	2010 Nov 03
+" Last Change:	2011 Jul 11
 
 " Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
   syn match helpHyperTextEntry	"\*[#-)!+-~]\+\*\s"he=e-1 contains=helpStar
   syn match helpHyperTextEntry	"\*[#-)!+-~]\+\*$" contains=helpStar
 endif
-syn match helpBar		contained "|" conceal
-syn match helpStar		contained "\*" conceal
+if has("conceal")
+  syn match helpBar		contained "|" conceal
+  syn match helpStar		contained "\*" conceal
+else
+  syn match helpBar		contained "|"
+  syn match helpStar		contained "\*"
+endif
 syn match helpNormal		"|.*====*|"
 syn match helpNormal		":|vim:|"	" for :help modeline
 syn match helpVim		"Vim version [0-9.a-z]\+"
@@ -31,7 +36,11 @@
 syn match helpOption		"'t_..'"
 syn match helpHeader		"\s*\zs.\{-}\ze\s\=\~$" nextgroup=helpIgnore
 syn match helpGraphic		".* \ze`$" nextgroup=helpIgnore
-syn match helpIgnore		"." contained conceal
+if has("conceal")
+  syn match helpIgnore		"." contained conceal
+else
+  syn match helpIgnore		"." contained
+endif
 syn keyword helpNote		note Note NOTE note: Note: NOTE: Notes Notes:
 syn match helpSpecial		"\<N\>"
 syn match helpSpecial		"\<N\.$"me=e-1