diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index 25a9882bbb..0df739c35b 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -4340,7 +4340,8 @@ Only the immediate containing item (the one at the top of the syntax stack) is
 considered.  Vim does not search other ancestors.  If the immediate container
 neither contains this item via |:syn-contains| nor is named in this item's
 "containedin=", the match will not start even if some ancestor would allow it.
-Note that a |:syn-transparent| region still enforces its own |:syn-contains| list.
+Note that a |:syn-transparent| region still enforces its own |:syn-contains|
+list.
 
 The {group-name}... can be used just like for "contains", as explained above.