diff --git a/syntax/TeX.plist b/syntax/TeX.plist
index b8669f3ef..c988fb70a 100644
--- a/syntax/TeX.plist
+++ b/syntax/TeX.plist
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 						</dict>
 					</dict>
 					<key>match</key>
-					<string>(\\)(?!begin\{)([^a-zA-Z]|[A-Za-z]+)(?=\b|\s|\{|\}|\[|\]|\(|\)|\^|\_|\\|,|\.)</string>
+					<string>(\\)(?!begin\{)([A-Za-z]+)</string>
 					<key>name</key>
 					<string>constant.other.general.math.tex</string>
 				</dict>