diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_07.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_07.dump
index 8be0fa8020..f0288f0ade 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_07.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_07.dump
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 @75
 |"+0#0000e05&| |:|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 @75
-|f|o|r| |f+0#00e0e07&|o@1| +0#0000000&|i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @59
+|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1| +0#0000000&|i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @59
 |e+0#af5f00255&|n|d|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 @75
-|f|o|r| |[|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1|,+0#0000000&| |b+0#00e0e07&|a|r|]+0#0000000&| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @52
+|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|[|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1|,+0#0000000&| |b+0#00e0e07&|a|r|]+0#0000000&| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @52
 |e+0#af5f00255&|n|d|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 |~+0#4040ff13&| @73
 |~| @73
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump
index 6f3e1c4443..003603ec30 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_variables_99.dump
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 @75
 |"+0#0000e05&| |:|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 @75
-|f|o|r| |f+0#00e0e07&|o@1| +0#0000000&|i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @59
+|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1| +0#0000000&|i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @59
 |e+0#af5f00255&|n|d|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 @75
-|f|o|r| |[|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1|,+0#0000000&| |b+0#00e0e07&|a|r|]+0#0000000&| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @52
+|f+0#af5f00255&|o|r| +0#0000000&|[|f+0#00e0e07&|o@1|,+0#0000000&| |b+0#00e0e07&|a|r|]+0#0000000&| |i+0#af5f00255&|n| +0#0000000&|e|x|p|r| @52
 >e+0#af5f00255&|n|d|f|o|r| +0#0000000&@68
 @57|1|3|8|,|1| @8|B|o|t| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 5697ce3f6d..c1706e0f18 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ if !exists("skip_vim_syntax_inits")
  hi def link vimFuncEcho	vimCommand
  hi def link vimHiCtermul	vimHiTerm
  hi def link vimFold	Folded
+ hi def link vimFor	vimCommand
  hi def link vimFTCmd	vimCommand
  hi def link vimFTOption	vimSynType
  hi def link vimFuncKey	vimCommand