diff --git a/natural/Natural.tmLanguage.json b/natural/Natural.tmLanguage.json
index 79485d4..216cf4c 100644
--- a/natural/Natural.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/natural/Natural.tmLanguage.json
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
     { "include": "#hex-literal" },
     { "include": "#system-vars" },
     { "include": "#inline-comment" },
-    { "include": "#perform-subroutine" },
+    { "include": "#inline-comment-workaround" },
     { "include": "#line-comment" },
+    { "include": "#perform-subroutine" },
     { "include": "#labels" }
   ],
   "repository": {
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@
       "begin": "/\\*(?!\\)|:)",
       "end": "$"
     },
+    "inline-comment-workaround": {
+      "name": "comment.block.natural",
+      "begin": "^/\\*\\)",
+      "end": "$"
+    },
     "line-comment": {
       "name": "comment.line.natural",
       "begin": "^\\*[\\s\\*]+",