diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index e20a53a..be0e1cc 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
   let head = " ".getline(1)." ".getline(2)." ".getline(3)." ".getline(4).
 	\" ".getline(5)." "
   if head =~ '\sasmsyntax=\S\+\s'
-    let b:asmsyntax = substitute(head, '.*\sasmsyntax=\(\S\+\)\s.*','\1', "")
+    let b:asmsyntax = substitute(head, '.*\sasmsyntax=\([a-zA-Z0-9]\+\)\s.*','\1', "")
   elseif ((head =~? '\.title') || (head =~? '\.ident') || (head =~? '\.macro') || (head =~? '\.subtitle') || (head =~? '\.library'))
     let b:asmsyntax = "vmasm"
   endif
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7b7bdcd..60fb612 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    300,
+/**/
     299,
 /**/
     298,