diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index fd17e3b381..73841edb09 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -3270,11 +3270,10 @@ improve screen updating rates (see |:syn-sync| for more on this). >
 The g:vimsyn_embed option allows users to select what, if any, types of
 embedded script highlighting they wish to have. >
 
-   g:vimsyn_embed == 0   : don't embed any scripts
-   g:vimsyn_embed =~ 'P' : support embedded python
+   g:vimsyn_embed == 0      : disable (don't embed any scripts)
+   g:vimsyn_embed == 'lPr'  : support embedded lua, python and ruby
 <
-By default, g:vimsyn_embed is a string supporting interpreters that your vim
-itself supports.
+This option is disabled by default.
 						*g:vimsyn_folding*
 
 Some folding is now supported with syntax/vim.vim: >
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 7025ee5369..de8fa44556 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 " #############################################################################
 " #############################################################################
 " Note: Be careful when merging the upstream version of this file.
-"       Much of this is generated by scripts/genvimvim.lua (result is installed
-"       to: $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/vim/generated.vim)
+"       Much of this is generated by scripts/genvimvim.lua
+"       (installs to $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/vim/generated.vim)
 " #############################################################################
 " #############################################################################
 
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ if exists("g:vimsyntax_noerror")
  let g:vimsyn_noerror= g:vimsyntax_noerror
 endif
 
+" Variable options {{{2
+if exists("g:vim_maxlines")
+ let s:vimsyn_maxlines= g:vim_maxlines
+else
+ let s:vimsyn_maxlines= 60
+endif
+
 " Numbers {{{2
 " =======
 syn match vimNumber	"\<\d\+\%(\.\d\+\%([eE][+-]\=\d\+\)\=\)\=" skipwhite nextgroup=vimGlobal,vimSubst,vimCommand
@@ -601,7 +608,7 @@ syn region	vimGlobal	matchgroup=Statement start='\<v\%[global]!\=/' skip='\\.' e
 "   g:vimsyn_embed =~# 'r' : embed ruby
 "   g:vimsyn_embed =~# 't' : embed tcl
 if !exists("g:vimsyn_embed")
- let g:vimsyn_embed= "lpPr"
+ let g:vimsyn_embed= 0
 endif
 
 " [-- lua --] {{{3
@@ -744,9 +751,10 @@ if !filereadable(s:mzschemepath)
 endif
 if g:vimsyn_embed =~# 'm' && filereadable(s:mzschemepath)
  unlet! b:current_syntax
- let iskKeep= &isk
+ let s:iskKeep= &isk
  exe "syn include @vimMzSchemeScript ".s:mzschemepath
- let &isk= iskKeep
+ let &isk= s:iskKeep
+ unlet s:iskKeep
  VimFoldm syn region vimMzSchemeRegion matchgroup=vimScriptDelim start=+mz\%[scheme]\s*<<\s*\z(.*\)$+ end=+^\z1$+	contains=@vimMzSchemeScript
  VimFoldm syn region vimMzSchemeRegion matchgroup=vimScriptDelim start=+mz\%[scheme]\s*<<\s*$+ end=+\.$+		contains=@vimMzSchemeScript
  syn cluster vimFuncBodyList	add=vimMzSchemeRegion
@@ -761,11 +769,7 @@ unlet s:mzschemepath
 if exists("g:vimsyn_minlines")
  exe "syn sync minlines=".g:vimsyn_minlines
 endif
-if exists("g:vimsyn_maxlines")
- exe "syn sync maxlines=".g:vimsyn_maxlines
-else
- syn sync maxlines=60
-endif
+exe "syn sync maxlines=".s:vimsyn_maxlines
 syn sync linecont	"^\s\+\\"
 syn sync match vimAugroupSyncA	groupthere NONE	"\<aug\%[roup]\>\s\+[eE][nN][dD]"