1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index aaa86b5816f..bf760e0a6cc 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ name symbol."
 (defvar sh-mode-syntax-table
   (sh-mode-syntax-table ()
         ?\# "<"
-        ?\n ">#"
+        ?\n ">#s"
         ?\" "\"\""
         ?\' "\"'"
         ?\` "\"`"