diff --git a/runtime/syntax/svn.vim b/runtime/syntax/svn.vim
index d691ba1..bb4f594 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/svn.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/svn.vim
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 " URL:          http://www.hlabs.spb.ru/vim/svn.vim
 " Revision:     $Id$
 " Filenames:    svn-commit*.tmp
-" Version:      1.5
+" Version:      1.6
 
 " Contributors:
 "   Stefano Zacchiroli
+"   A. S. Budden
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items.
 " For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded.
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
   finish
 endif
 
-syn region svnRegion    start="^--.*--$" end="\%$" contains=ALL
+syn region svnRegion    start="^--.*--$" end="\%$" contains=ALL contains=@NoSpell
 syn match svnRemoved    "^D    .*$" contained
 syn match svnAdded      "^A[ M]   .*$" contained
 syn match svnModified   "^M[ M]   .*$" contained