diff --git a/syntax/perl6.vim b/syntax/perl6.vim
index 8654784..916a532 100644
--- a/syntax/perl6.vim
+++ b/syntax/perl6.vim
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ syn region p6StringAngle
     \ matchgroup=p6Quote
     \ start="\%(\<\%(enum\|for\|any\|all\|none\)\>\s*(\?\s*\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="\%(\s\|[<+~=!]\)\@<!<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
-    \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s\|<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
+    \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s\|<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{1,2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="\%(^\s*\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s*$\)\@="
     \ start="\%((\s*\|=\s\+\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
diff --git a/syntax/perl6.vim.pre b/syntax/perl6.vim.pre
index 85aa2da..ec241f0 100644
--- a/syntax/perl6.vim.pre
+++ b/syntax/perl6.vim.pre
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ syn region p6StringAngle
     \ matchgroup=p6Quote
     \ start="\%(\<\%(enum\|for\|any\|all\|none\)\>\s*(\?\s*\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="\%(\s\|[<+~=!]\)\@<!<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
-    \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s\|<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
+    \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s\|<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{1,2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="\%(^\s*\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"
     \ start="[<+~=!]\@1<!<\%(\s*$\)\@="
     \ start="\%((\s*\|=\s\+\)\@<=<\%(<\|=>\|\%([=-]\{1,2}>\|[=-]\{2}\)\)\@!"