diff --git a/runtime/syntax/autohotkey.vim b/runtime/syntax/autohotkey.vim
index bbefd6f..42d4cfd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/autohotkey.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/autohotkey.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:         AutoHotkey script file
 " Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se>
-" Latest Revision:  2007-06-01
+" Latest Revision:  2008-06-22
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@
       \ true
       \ false
 
+" TODO: Shouldn't we look for g:, b:,  variables before defaulting to
+" something?
+if exists("g:autohotkey_syntax_sync_minlines")
+  let b:autohotkey_syntax_sync_minlines = g:autohotkey_syntax_sync_minlines
+else
+  let b:autohotkey_syntax_sync_minlines = 50
+endif
+exec "syn sync ccomment autohotkeyComment minlines=" . b:autohotkey_syntax_sync_minlines
+
 hi def link autohotkeyTodo                Todo
 hi def link autohotkeyComment             Comment
 hi def link autohotkeyCommentStart        autohotkeyComment