diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pike.vim b/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
index dcf3211..ccd122c 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
@@ -102,42 +102,40 @@
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-HiLink pikeLabel		Label
-HiLink pikeUserLabel		Label
-HiLink pikeConditional	Conditional
-HiLink pikeRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink pikeCharacter		Character
-HiLink pikeSpecialCharacter pikeSpecial
-HiLink pikeNumber		Number
-HiLink pikeFloat		Float
-HiLink pikeOctalError		pikeError
-HiLink pikeParenError		pikeError
-HiLink pikeInParen		pikeError
-HiLink pikeCommentError	pikeError
-HiLink pikeOperator		Operator
-HiLink pikeInclude		Include
-HiLink pikePreProc		PreProc
-HiLink pikeDefine		Macro
-HiLink pikeIncluded		pikeString
-HiLink pikeError		Error
-HiLink pikeStatement		Statement
-HiLink pikePreCondit		PreCondit
-HiLink pikeType		Type
-HiLink pikeCommentError	pikeError
-HiLink pikeCommentString	pikeString
-HiLink pikeComment2String	pikeString
-HiLink pikeCommentSkip	pikeComment
-HiLink pikeString		String
-HiLink pikeComment		Comment
-HiLink pikeSpecial		SpecialChar
-HiLink pikeTodo		Todo
-HiLink pikeException		pikeStatement
-HiLink pikeCompoundType	Constant
-"HiLink pikeIdentifier	Identifier
+hi def link pikeLabel		Label
+hi def link pikeUserLabel		Label
+hi def link pikeConditional	Conditional
+hi def link pikeRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link pikeCharacter		Character
+hi def link pikeSpecialCharacter pikeSpecial
+hi def link pikeNumber		Number
+hi def link pikeFloat		Float
+hi def link pikeOctalError		pikeError
+hi def link pikeParenError		pikeError
+hi def link pikeInParen		pikeError
+hi def link pikeCommentError	pikeError
+hi def link pikeOperator		Operator
+hi def link pikeInclude		Include
+hi def link pikePreProc		PreProc
+hi def link pikeDefine		Macro
+hi def link pikeIncluded		pikeString
+hi def link pikeError		Error
+hi def link pikeStatement		Statement
+hi def link pikePreCondit		PreCondit
+hi def link pikeType		Type
+hi def link pikeCommentError	pikeError
+hi def link pikeCommentString	pikeString
+hi def link pikeComment2String	pikeString
+hi def link pikeCommentSkip	pikeComment
+hi def link pikeString		String
+hi def link pikeComment		Comment
+hi def link pikeSpecial		SpecialChar
+hi def link pikeTodo		Todo
+hi def link pikeException		pikeStatement
+hi def link pikeCompoundType	Constant
+"hi def link pikeIdentifier	Identifier
 
-delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "pike"