diff --git a/syntax/leaderGuide.vim b/syntax/leaderGuide.vim
index 0dd3c1e5f..e7d9dd937 100644
--- a/syntax/leaderGuide.vim
+++ b/syntax/leaderGuide.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let b:current_syntax = "leaderguide"
 
 syn region LeaderGuideKeys start="\["hs=e+1 end="\]\s"he=s-1
             \ contained
-syn region LeaderGuideBrackets start="\(^\|\s\+\)\[" end="\]\s\+"
+syn match LeaderGuideBrackets /\[[^ ]\+\]/
             \ contains=LeaderGuideKeys keepend
 syn match LeaderGuideGroupName /+[^\[^\]]\+/ contained
 syn region LeaderGuideDesc start="^" end="$"