diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a464345810..9366ed4609 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ endif
 include toolchain.inc
 
 strip_quotes = $(strip $(subst ",,$(subst \",,$(1))))
+# fix makefile syntax highlighting after strip macro \" "))
 
 # The primary target needs to be here before we include the
 # other files