diff --git a/data/plugins/language_lua.lua b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
index bf5b64d..79e2fce 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_lua.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ syntax.add {
     { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },       type = "string"   },
     { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },       type = "string"   },
     { pattern = { "%[%[", "%]%]" },       type = "string"   },
-    { pattern = { "--%[%[", "%]%]"},      type = "comment"  },
+    { pattern = { "%-%-%[%[", "%]%]"},    type = "comment"  },
     { pattern = "%-%-.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
     { pattern = "-?0x%x+",                type = "number"   },
     { pattern = "-?%d+[%d%.eE]*",         type = "number"   },