diff --git a/rc/filetype/makefile.kak b/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
index 7f7ebbe5a..c2e04588b 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ add-highlighter shared/makefile/content default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/makefile/comment region '#' '$' fill comment
 add-highlighter shared/makefile/evaluate-commands region -recurse '\(' '\$\(' '\)' fill value
 
-add-highlighter shared/makefile/content/ regex ^[\w.%-]+\h*:\s 0:variable
+add-highlighter shared/makefile/content/ regex ^[\w.%-/]+\h*:\s 0:variable
 add-highlighter shared/makefile/content/ regex [+?:]= 0:operator
 
 evaluate-commands %sh{