diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
index a095e70256..7f3e0c46f5 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-syntax.el
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@
     (" \\((\\)( \\([^\n]*\\) )\\()\\)\\( \\|\n\\)" (1 "<b") (2 "w") (3 ">b"))
     (" \\((\\) \\([^\n]*\\) \\()\\)\\( \\|\n\\)" (1 "<b") (2 "w") (3 ">b"))
     ;; Strings
-    ("\\( \\|^\\)\\(DLL\\|P\\|SBUF\\)\\(\"\\)[^\n\r\f]*\\(\"\\)\\( \\|\n\\)"
+    ("\\( \\|^\\)\\(DLL\\|P\\|SBUF\\)\\(\"\\)[^\n\r\f]*?\\(\"\\)\\( \\|\n\\)"
      (3 "\"") (4 "\""))
-    ("\\( \\|^\\)\\(\"\\)[^\n\r\f]*\\(\"\\)\\( \\|\n\\)" (2 "\"") (3 "\""))
+    ("\\(\"\\)[^\n\r\f]*?\\(\"\\)\\( \\|\n\\|$\\)" (1 "\"") (2 "\""))
     ("\\_<<\\(\"\\)\\_>" (1 "<b"))
     ("\\_<\\(\"\\)>\\_>" (1 ">b"))
     ;; Multiline constructs