diff --git a/data/plugins/language_js.lua b/data/plugins/language_js.lua
index 7556b00b..bf899c41 100644
--- a/data/plugins/language_js.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/language_js.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ syntax.add {
   patterns = {
     { pattern = "//.-\n",               type = "comment"  },
     { pattern = { "/%*", "%*/" },       type = "comment"  },
-    { pattern = { '/%g', '/', '\\' },   type = "string"   },
+    { pattern = { '/[^= ]', '/', '\\' },type = "string"   },
     { pattern = { '"', '"', '\\' },     type = "string"   },
     { pattern = { "'", "'", '\\' },     type = "string"   },
     { pattern = { "`", "`", '\\' },     type = "string"   },