diff --git a/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim b/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
index b1bc9f8..1131c9e 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:  Debian Vim Maintainers <pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 " Former Maintainers: Gerfried Fuchs <alfie@ist.org>
 "                     Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
-" Last Change: 2016 Aug 30
+" Last Change: 2017 Aug 18
 " URL: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/plain/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
 
 " Standard syntax initialization
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 syn match debcontrolElse "^.*$"
 
 " Common seperators
-syn match debControlComma ", *"
-syn match debControlSpace " "
+syn match debControlComma ",[ \t]*"
+syn match debControlSpace "[ \t]"
 
 let s:kernels = '\%(linux\|hurd\|kfreebsd\|knetbsd\|kopensolaris\|netbsd\)'
 let s:archs = '\%(alpha\|amd64\|armeb\|armel\|armhf\|arm64\|avr32\|hppa\|i386'
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 syn match debcontrolMultiArch contained "\%(no\|foreign\|allowed\|same\)"
 syn match debcontrolName contained "[a-z0-9][a-z0-9+.-]\+"
 syn match debcontrolPriority contained "\(extra\|important\|optional\|required\|standard\)"
-syn match debcontrolSection contained "\v((contrib|non-free|non-US/main|non-US/contrib|non-US/non-free|restricted|universe|multiverse)/)?(admin|cli-mono|comm|database|debian-installer|debug|devel|doc|editors|education|electronics|embedded|fonts|games|gnome|gnustep|gnu-r|graphics|hamradio|haskell|httpd|interpreters|introspection|java|javascript|kde|kernel|libs|libdevel|lisp|localization|mail|math|metapackages|misc|net|news|ocaml|oldlibs|otherosfs|perl|php|python|ruby|rust|science|shells|sound|text|tex|utils|vcs|video|web|x11|xfce|zope)"
+syn match debcontrolSection contained "\v((contrib|non-free|non-US/main|non-US/contrib|non-US/non-free|restricted|universe|multiverse)/)?(admin|cli-mono|comm|database|debian-installer|debug|devel|doc|editors|education|electronics|embedded|fonts|games|gnome|gnustep|gnu-r|graphics|hamradio|haskell|httpd|interpreters|introspection|java%(script)=|kde|kernel|libs|libdevel|lisp|localization|mail|math|metapackages|misc|net|news|ocaml|oldlibs|otherosfs|perl|php|python|ruby|rust|science|shells|sound|text|tex|utils|vcs|video|web|x11|xfce|zope)"
 syn match debcontrolPackageType contained "u\?deb"
 syn match debcontrolVariable contained "\${.\{-}}"
 syn match debcontrolDmUpload contained "\cyes"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 syn case ignore
 
 " List of all legal keys
-syn match debcontrolKey contained "^\%(Source\|Package\|Section\|Priority\|\%(XSBC-Original-\)\=Maintainer\|Uploaders\|Build-\%(Conflicts\|Depends\)\%(-Indep\)\=\|Standards-Version\|\%(Pre-\)\=Depends\|Recommends\|Suggests\|Provides\|Replaces\|Conflicts\|Enhances\|Breaks\|Essential\|Architecture\|Multi-Arch\|Description\|Bugs\|Origin\|X[SB]-Python-Version\|Homepage\|\(XS-\)\=Vcs-\(Browser\|Arch\|Bzr\|Cvs\|Darcs\|Git\|Hg\|Mtn\|Svn\)\|\%(XC-\)\=Package-Type\): *"
+syn match debcontrolKey contained "^\%(Source\|Package\|Section\|Priority\|\%(XSBC-Original-\)\=Maintainer\|Uploaders\|Build-\%(Conflicts\|Depends\)\%(-Arch\|-Indep\)\=\|Standards-Version\|\%(Pre-\)\=Depends\|Recommends\|Suggests\|Provides\|Replaces\|Conflicts\|Enhances\|Breaks\|Essential\|Architecture\|Multi-Arch\|Description\|Bugs\|Origin\|X[SB]-Python-Version\|Homepage\|\(XS-\)\=Vcs-\(Browser\|Arch\|Bzr\|Cvs\|Darcs\|Git\|Hg\|Mtn\|Svn\)\|\%(XC-\)\=Package-Type\|\%(XS-\)\=Testsuite\): *"
 
 syn match debcontrolDeprecatedKey contained "^\%(\%(XS-\)\=DM-Upload-Allowed\): *"
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 syn region debcontrolStrictField start="^\%(XS-\)\=DM-Upload-Allowed" end="$" contains=debcontrolDeprecatedKey,debcontrolDmUpload oneline
 
 " Catch-all for the other legal fields
-syn region debcontrolField start="^\%(\%(XSBC-Original-\)\=Maintainer\|Standards-Version\|Essential\|Bugs\|Origin\|X[SB]-Python-Version\|\%(XS-\)\=Vcs-Mtn\):" end="$" contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolEmail oneline
-syn region debcontrolMultiField start="^\%(Build-\%(Conflicts\|Depends\)\%(-Indep\)\=\|\%(Pre-\)\=Depends\|Recommends\|Suggests\|Provides\|Replaces\|Conflicts\|Enhances\|Breaks\|Uploaders\|Description\):" skip="^ " end="^$"me=s-1 end="^[^ #]"me=s-1 contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolEmail,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolComment
-syn region debcontrolMultiFieldSpell start="^\%(Description\):" skip="^ " end="^$"me=s-1 end="^[^ #]"me=s-1 contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolEmail,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolComment,@Spell
+syn region debcontrolField start="^\%(\%(XSBC-Original-\)\=Maintainer\|Standards-Version\|Essential\|Bugs\|Origin\|X[SB]-Python-Version\|\%(XS-\)\=Vcs-Mtn\|\%(XS-\)\=Testsuite\):" end="$" contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolEmail oneline
+syn region debcontrolMultiField start="^\%(Build-\%(Conflicts\|Depends\)\%(-Arch\|-Indep\)\=\|\%(Pre-\)\=Depends\|Recommends\|Suggests\|Provides\|Replaces\|Conflicts\|Enhances\|Breaks\|Uploaders\|Description\):" skip="^[ \t]" end="^$"me=s-1 end="^[^ \t#]"me=s-1 contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolEmail,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolComment
+syn region debcontrolMultiFieldSpell start="^\%(Description\):" skip="^[ \t]" end="^$"me=s-1 end="^[^ \t#]"me=s-1 contains=debcontrolKey,debcontrolEmail,debcontrolVariable,debcontrolComment,@Spell
 
 " Associate our matches and regions with pretty colours
 hi def link debcontrolKey           Keyword