1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index 2cdf01b146..136608afdf 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void early_init(mparm_T *paramp)
   init_path(argv0 ? argv0 : "nvim");
   init_normal_cmds();   // Init the table of Normal mode commands.
   highlight_init();
+  syntax_init();
 
 #ifdef WIN32
   OSVERSIONINFO ovi;