diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dcl.vim b/runtime/syntax/dcl.vim
index b3a3a02..2258ff6 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/dcl.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/dcl.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	DCL (Digital Command Language - vms)
 " Maintainer:	Charles E. Campbell <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
-" Last Change:	May 02, 2016
-" Version:	9
+" Last Change:	Aug 31, 2016
+" Version:	11
 " URL:	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_DCL
 
 " quit when a syntax file was already loaded
@@ -111,42 +111,41 @@
 syn match   dclError	")"
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
-" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+if !exists("skip_dcl_syntax_inits")
 
-HiLink dclLogOper	dclError
-HiLink dclLogical	dclOper
-HiLink dclLogSep	dclSep
+ hi def link dclLogOper	dclError
+ hi def link dclLogical	dclOper
+ hi def link dclLogSep	dclSep
 
-HiLink dclAssign	Operator
-HiLink dclCmdProc	Special
-HiLink dclCmdProcStart	Operator
-HiLink dclComment	Comment
-HiLink dclContinue	Statement
-HiLink dclDevice	Identifier
-HiLink dclDirPath	Identifier
-HiLink dclDirPath	Identifier
-HiLink dclDirSep	Delimiter
-HiLink dclError	Error
-HiLink dclExe		Statement
-HiLink dclFilename	NONE
-HiLink dclGotoLabel	Label
-HiLink dclInstr	Statement
-HiLink dclLexical	Function
-HiLink dclMdfy	Type
-HiLink dclMdfyBrkt	Delimiter
-HiLink dclMdfySep	Delimiter
-HiLink dclMdfySet	Type
-HiLink dclMdfySetString	String
-HiLink dclNumber	Number
-HiLink dclOper	Operator
-HiLink dclParam	Special
-HiLink dclSep		Delimiter
-HiLink dclStart	Delimiter
-HiLink dclString	String
-HiLink dclTodo	Todo
+ hi def link dclAssign	Operator
+ hi def link dclCmdProc	Special
+ hi def link dclCmdProcStart	Operator
+ hi def link dclComment	Comment
+ hi def link dclContinue	Statement
+ hi def link dclDevice	Identifier
+ hi def link dclDirPath	Identifier
+ hi def link dclDirPath	Identifier
+ hi def link dclDirSep	Delimiter
+ hi def link dclError	Error
+ hi def link dclExe		Statement
+ hi def link dclFilename	NONE
+ hi def link dclGotoLabel	Label
+ hi def link dclInstr	Statement
+ hi def link dclLexical	Function
+ hi def link dclMdfy	Type
+ hi def link dclMdfyBrkt	Delimiter
+ hi def link dclMdfySep	Delimiter
+ hi def link dclMdfySet	Type
+ hi def link dclMdfySetString	String
+ hi def link dclNumber	Number
+ hi def link dclOper	Operator
+ hi def link dclParam	Special
+ hi def link dclSep		Delimiter
+ hi def link dclStart	Delimiter
+ hi def link dclString	String
+ hi def link dclTodo	Todo
 
-delcommand HiLink
+endif
 
 let b:current_syntax = "dcl"