diff --git a/grammars/mblf.cson b/grammars/mblf.cson
index 97d87cf..ff3d870 100644
--- a/grammars/mblf.cson
+++ b/grammars/mblf.cson
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ]
 'patterns': [
   {
-    'match': '(^\\s*)var\ +'
+    'match': '(^\\s*)(del)?var\ +'
     'name': 'keyword.operator'
   },
   {