diff --git a/runtime/syntax/amiga.vim b/runtime/syntax/amiga.vim
index e094cfc..eab9f66 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/amiga.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/amiga.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	AmigaDos
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
-" Last Change:	Oct 23, 2014
-" Version:     7
+" Last Change:	Aug 31, 2016
+" Version:     9
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_AMIGA
 
 " quit when a syntax file was already loaded
@@ -69,22 +69,20 @@
 syn sync lines=50
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
-" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+if !exists("skip_amiga_syntax_inits")
 
-HiLink amiAlias	Type
-HiLink amiComment	Comment
-HiLink amiDev	Type
-HiLink amiEcho	String
-HiLink amiElse	Statement
-HiLink amiError	Error
-HiLink amiKey	Statement
-HiLink amiNumber	Number
-HiLink amiString	String
-HiLink amiTest	Special
+  hi def link amiAlias	Type
+  hi def link amiComment	Comment
+  hi def link amiDev	Type
+  hi def link amiEcho	String
+  hi def link amiElse	Statement
+  hi def link amiError	Error
+  hi def link amiKey	Statement
+  hi def link amiNumber	Number
+  hi def link amiString	String
+  hi def link amiTest	Special
 
-delcommand HiLink
-
+endif
 let b:current_syntax = "amiga"
 
 " vim:ts=15