diff --git a/syntax/include/gas_directives.vim b/syntax/include/gas_directives.vim
index 74e8b63..807b846 100644
--- a/syntax/include/gas_directives.vim
+++ b/syntax/include/gas_directives.vim
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ syn keyword gasDirective    .handlerdata
 syn keyword gasDirective    .hidden
 syn keyword gasDirective    .hword
 syn keyword gasDirective    .ident
-syn match gasDirective      "\.if\%(def\|b\|c\|eq\|eqs\|ge\|gt\|le\|lt\|nb\|nc\|ndef\|notdef\|ne\|nes\)"
+syn match gasDirective      "\.if\%(def\|b\|c\|eq\|eqs\|ge\|gt\|le\|lt\|nb\|nc\|ndef\|notdef\|ne\|nes\)\?"
 syn keyword gasDirective    .incbin
 syn keyword gasDirective    .include
 syn match gasDirective      "\.inst\%(\.[nw]\)\?"