diff --git a/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim b/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
index 3982489..e19b283 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/matchparen.vim
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@
     " searchpairpos()'s skip argument.
     " We match "escape" for special items, such as lispEscapeSpecial, and
     " match "symbol" for lispBarSymbol.
-    let s_skip = '!empty(filter(map(synstack(line("."), col(".")), ''synIDattr(v:val, "name")''), ' .
-	\ '''v:val =~? "string\\|character\\|singlequote\\|escape\\|symbol\\|comment"''))'
+    let s_skip = 'synstack(".", col("."))'
+        \ . '->indexof({_, id -> synIDattr(id, "name") =~? '
+        \ . '"string\\|character\\|singlequote\\|escape\\|symbol\\|comment"}) >= 0'
     " If executing the expression determines that the cursor is currently in
     " one of the syntax types, then we want searchpairpos() to find the pair
     " within those syntax types (i.e., not skip).  Otherwise, the cursor is