diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
index ebe4f2e854..4112e3507d 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     ("\\_<\\(#?!\\) .*\\(\n\\|$\\)" (1 "<") (2 ">"))
     ("\\_<\\(#?!\\)\\(\n\\|$\\)" (1 "<") (2 ">"))
     ;; Strings
-    ("\\_<\\(\"\\)\\([^\n\r\f\\\"]\\|\\\\\"\\)*\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "\"") (3 "\""))
+    ("\\_<\\(\"\\)\\([^\n\r\f\"]\\|\\\\\"\\)*\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "\"") (3 "\""))
     ("\\_<<\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "\""))
     ("\\_<\\(\"\\)>\\_>" (1 "\""))
     ;; Multiline constructs