diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d54032595..564077108 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 	* syntax/diff.syntax: Lines starting with a <tab> character are
 	displayed like lines starting with a <space>. This is for the
 	cvs diff -T option.
+	* syntax/makefile.syntax: Highlight $$ (a literal $) in
+	brightcyan. This way $${var} is not highlighted as if it were a
+	Makefile variables.
 
 2005-05-13  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/syntax/makefile.syntax b/syntax/makefile.syntax
index ed8fe5d6b..330453e7e 100644
--- a/syntax/makefile.syntax
+++ b/syntax/makefile.syntax
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 context default
+    keyword $$ brightcyan
     keyword $(*) yellow
     keyword ${*} brightgreen
     keyword whole linestart define magenta
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ context linestart # \n brown
 
 context exclusive = \n brightcyan
     keyword \\\n yellow
+    keyword $$ brightcyan
     keyword $(*) yellow
     keyword ${*} brightgreen
     keyword linestart \t lightgray red
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ context exclusive = \n brightcyan
 
 context exclusive linestart \t \n
     keyword \\\n yellow
+    keyword $$ brightcyan
     keyword $(*) yellow
     keyword ${*} brightgreen
     keyword linestart \t lightgray red