diff --git a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
index ead88fb8e..8e3cbecc5 100644
--- a/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
+++ b/misc/syntax/Syntax.in
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ include octave.syntax
 file ..\*\\.(?i:sql)$ SQL\sProgram
 include sql.syntax
 
-file ..\*\\.(hql|HQL)$ HiveQL\sProgram
+file ..\*\\.(?i:hql)$ HiveQL\sProgram
 include hive.syntax
 
 file ..\*\\.(spec|spec\\.in)$ RPM\sSpecfile