diff --git a/syntax/nim.vim b/syntax/nim.vim
index 9b08cf2..eb015dc 100644
--- a/syntax/nim.vim
+++ b/syntax/nim.vim
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ syn keyword nimBoolean       true false
 
 
 " Strings
+syn region nimPragmaSection start=+{\.+ skip=+\\\\\|\\`\|\\$+ excludenl end=+\.}+ end=+$+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell,nimPragma
 syn region nimString start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'\|\\$+ excludenl end=+'+ end=+$+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell
 syn region nimFunction start=+`+ skip=+\\\\\|\\`\|\\$+ excludenl end=+`+ end=+$+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell
-syn region nimPragmaSection start=+{.+ skip=+\\\\\|\\`\|\\$+ excludenl end=+.}+ end=+$+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell,nimPragma
 syn region nimString start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"\|\\$+ excludenl end=+"+ end=+$+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell
 syn region nimString start=+"""+ end=+"""+ keepend contains=nimEscape,nimEscapeError,@Spell
 syn region nimRawString matchgroup=Normal start=+[rR]"+ end=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ contains=@Spell