diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4a2171016..384357ad4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2002-03-21  Andrew V. Samoilov  <kai@cmail.ru>
 
+	* syntax/c.syntax: Highlight "%p" printf format.
+	Allow '*' as width and precision for strings and numbers.
+
 	* doc/mc.1.in: Fix smbfs example.  Minor format fixes.
 	* doc/ru/mc.1.in: Likewise.
 
diff --git a/syntax/c.syntax b/syntax/c.syntax
index d960cee4e..ef71a5869 100644
--- a/syntax/c.syntax
+++ b/syntax/c.syntax
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ context " " green/6
     keyword \\" brightgreen/16
     keyword \\\n brightgreen/16
     keyword %% brightgreen/16
-    keyword %\[#0\s-\+,\]\[0123456789\]\[.\]\[0123456789\]\[L\]\{eEfgGoxX\} brightgreen/16
-    keyword %\[0\s-\+,\]\[0123456789\]\[.\]\[0123456789\]\[hl\]\{diu\} brightgreen/16
+    keyword %\[#0\s-\+,\]\[0123456789\*\]\[.\]\[0123456789\*\]\[L\]\{eEfgGoxX\} brightgreen/16
+    keyword %\[0\s-\+,\]\[0123456789\*\]\[.\]\[0123456789\*\]\[hl\]\{diu\} brightgreen/16
     keyword %\[hl\]n brightgreen/16
-    keyword %\[.\]\[0123456789\]s brightgreen/16
+    keyword %\[.\]\[0123456789\*\]s brightgreen/16
     keyword %[*] brightgreen/16
     keyword %c brightgreen/16
+    keyword %p brightgreen/16
     keyword \\\{0123\}\{01234567\}\{01234567\} brightgreen/16
     keyword \\\\ brightgreen/16
     keyword \\' brightgreen/16