diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0a75adc11..9ef354ed8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-03-07  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* syntax/changelog.syntax: Require space after asterisk to have
+	it highlighted.
+
 2001-03-02  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* aclocal.m4 (MC_HPUX_PROG_CC_STDC): Remove, it's obsolete.
diff --git a/syntax/changelog.syntax b/syntax/changelog.syntax
index 13090aa47..ac5791d96 100644
--- a/syntax/changelog.syntax
+++ b/syntax/changelog.syntax
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ context default
     keyword \t+() brightmagenta/23
     spellcheck
 
-context linestart \t\* : brightcyan/17
-context linestart \s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\* : brightcyan/17
+context linestart \t\*\s : brightcyan/17
+context linestart \s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\*\s : brightcyan/17
 
 context linestart 19+-+\s \n            yellow/24
     keyword <+@+> 			brightred/19