diff --git a/syntax/javascript.vim b/syntax/javascript.vim
index d49cd027..af2ee5ab 100644
--- a/syntax/javascript.vim
+++ b/syntax/javascript.vim
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ syntax match   jsFunctionKey      /\<[a-zA-Z_$][0-9a-zA-Z_$]*\>\(\s*:\s*function
 syntax match   jsDecorator        "@" display contains=jsDecoratorFunction nextgroup=jsDecoratorFunction skipwhite
 syntax match   jsDecoratorFunction "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*" display contained nextgroup=jsFunc skipwhite
 
-syntax match   jsAssignmentExpr     /\v%([a-zA-Z_$]\k*\.)*[a-zA-Z_$]\k*\s*\=\(>\)\@!/ contains=jsFuncAssignExpr,jsAssignExpIdent,jsPrototype,jsOperator,jsThis,jsNoise,jsArgsObj
+syntax match   jsAssignmentExpr     /\v%([a-zA-Z_$]\k*\.)*[a-zA-Z_$]\k*\s*\=\>@!/ contains=jsFuncAssignExpr,jsAssignExpIdent,jsPrototype,jsOperator,jsThis,jsNoise,jsArgsObj
 syntax match   jsAssignExpIdent     /\v[a-zA-Z_$]\k*\ze%(\s*\=)/ contained
 syntax match   jsFuncAssignExpr     /\v%(%([a-zA-Z_$]\k*\.)*[a-zA-Z_$]\k*\s*\=\s*){-1,}\ze%(function\s*\*?\s*\()/ contains=jsFuncAssignObjChain,jsFuncAssignIdent,jsFunction,jsPrototype,jsOperator,jsThis,jsArgsObj contained
 syntax match   jsFuncAssignObjChain /\v%([a-zA-Z_$]\k*\.)+/ contains=jsPrototype,jsNoise contained