diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh b/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
index 594c40a9c65d..4ee7483d6245 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/send-pr/send-pr.sh
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ else
     for file in $TEMP $REF ; do
       cat  > $file << '__EOF__'
 SEND-PR: -*- send-pr -*-
+SEND-PR: vim: syntax=send-pr (needed for vim syntax highlighting)
+SEND-PR:
 SEND-PR: Lines starting with `SEND-PR' will be removed automatically, as
 SEND-PR: will all comments (text enclosed in `<' and `>').
 SEND-PR: