diff --git a/syntax/snippets.vim b/syntax/snippets.vim
index 86fe65a..acd6403 100644
--- a/syntax/snippets.vim
+++ b/syntax/snippets.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
-if expand("%:p:h:t") == "snippets" && search("^endsnippet", "nw") == 0
+if expand("%:p:h") =~ "snippets" && search("^endsnippet", "nw") == 0
             \ && !exists("b:ultisnips_override_snipmate")
     " this appears to be a snipmate file
     " It's in a directory called snippets/ and there's no endsnippet keyword