diff --git a/misc/syntax/pascal.syntax b/misc/syntax/pascal.syntax
index 8b87bf209..7d1cd11df 100644
--- a/misc/syntax/pascal.syntax
+++ b/misc/syntax/pascal.syntax
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ context default yellow
 context ' ' brightcyan
 context exclusive // \n brightgreen
     keyword $+:*$ black green
-context exclusive (\*\* \*) brightgreen black
-    keyword $+:*$ black green
 context exclusive (\* \*) brightgreen
     keyword $+:*$ black green
+context exclusive (\*\* \*) brightgreen black
+    keyword $+:*$ black green
 context {$ } green
 context { } brightgreen
 #    keyword \[ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\]\[-\+\] brightgreen