diff --git a/data/syntax/d.xml b/data/syntax/d.xml
--- a/data/syntax/d.xml
+++ b/data/syntax/d.xml
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
       <context name="Linkage2" attribute="Normal Text" lineEndContext="#stay">
         <DetectSpaces/>
         <StringDetect attribute="Linkage Type" context="#pop#pop" String="C++"/>
-        <keyword    attribute="Linkage Type" context="#pop#pop" String="ltypes"/>
+        <keyword    attribute="Linkage Type" context="#stay" String="ltypes"/>
         <IncludeRules context="CommentRules" />
         <!-- Fall-through rules, highlighting errors: -->
         <DetectChar char=")" attribute="Normal Text" context="#pop#pop"/>
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@
       </context>
       <context name="Pragma2" attribute="Pragma" lineEndContext="#stay">
         <DetectSpaces/>
-        <keyword    attribute="Version Type" context="#pop#pop" String="ptypes"/>
-        <DetectIdentifier attribute="Normal Text" context="#pop#pop"/>
+        <keyword    attribute="Version Type" context="#stay" String="ptypes"/>
+        <DetectIdentifier attribute="Normal Text" context="#stay"/>
         <IncludeRules context="CommentRules" />
         <!-- Fall-through rules, highlighting errors: -->
         <DetectChar char=")" attribute="Normal Text" context="#pop#pop"/>