diff --git a/syntax/nerdtree.vim b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
index d2a9483..efdd943 100644
--- a/syntax/nerdtree.vim
+++ b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ syn match NERDTreeDirSlash #/# containedin=NERDTreeDir
 exec 'syn match NERDTreeClosable #'.escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible, '~').'# containedin=NERDTreeDir,NERDTreeFile'
 exec 'syn match NERDTreeOpenable #'.escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable, '~').'# containedin=NERDTreeDir,NERDTreeFile'
 
-let s:dirArrows = escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible, '~').escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable, '~')
+let s:dirArrows = escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible, '~]\-').escape(g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable, '~]\-')
 exec 'syn match NERDTreeDir #[^'.s:dirArrows.' ].*/#'
 syn match NERDTreeExecFile  #^ .*\*\($\| \)# contains=NERDTreeRO,NERDTreeBookmark
 exec 'syn match NERDTreeFile  #^[^"\.'.s:dirArrows.'] *[^'.s:dirArrows.']*# contains=NERDTreeLink,NERDTreeRO,NERDTreeBookmark,NERDTreeExecFile'