diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
index 5a666d5744..66b77df49e 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     ("\\_<\\(#?!\\)\\(\n\\|$\\)" (1 "<") (2 ">"))
     ("\\_<\\((\\) \\([^)\n]*?\\) \\()\\)\\_>" (1 "<b") (2 "w") (3 ">b"))
     ;; Strings
-    ("\\_<\\(\"\\)\\([^\n\r\f\"]\\|\\\\\"\\)*\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "\"") (3 "\""))
+    ("\\( \\|^\\)\\(\"\\)[^\n\r\f]*\\(\"\\)\\( \\|\n\\)" (2 "\"") (3 "\""))
     ("\\_<<\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "<b"))
     ("\\_<\\(\"\\)>\\_>" (1 ">b"))
     ;; Multiline constructs