diff --git a/syntax/vue-javascript.vim b/syntax/vue-javascript.vim
index afd1688..245514e 100644
--- a/syntax/vue-javascript.vim
+++ b/syntax/vue-javascript.vim
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ if !s:highlight_vue_keyword | finish | endif
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 let s:vue_keywords = 'name parent functional delimiters comments components directives filters extends mixins inheritAttrs model props propsData data computed watch methods template render renderError inject provide beforeCreate created beforeMount mounted beforeUpdate updated activated deactivated beforeDestroy destroyed'
 
-let s:vue_keywords_regexp = join(split(s:vue_keywords, ' '), '|')
-execute 'syntax match vueObjectKey /\v<('.s:vue_keywords_regexp.')\ze\s*:/'
+let s:vue_keywords_regexp = '\v<('.join(split(s:vue_keywords, ' '), '|').')\ze'
+execute 'syntax match vueObjectKey /'.s:vue_keywords_regexp.'\s*:/'
       \.' containedin=jsObject,javascriptVueScript'
       \.' skipwhite skipempty nextgroup=jsObjectValue'
 
-execute 'syntax match vueObjectFuncName /\v<('.s:vue_keywords_regexp.')\ze\_s*\(/'
+execute 'syntax match vueObjectFuncName /'.s:vue_keywords_regexp.'\_s*\(/'
       \.' containedin=jsObject,javascriptVueScript'
       \.' skipwhite skipempty nextgroup=jsFuncArgs'
 
-execute 'syntax match vueObjectFuncKey /\v<('.s:vue_keywords_regexp.')\ze\s*:\s*function>/'
+execute 'syntax match vueObjectFuncKey /'.s:vue_keywords_regexp.'\s*:\s*function>/'
       \.' containedin=jsObject,javascriptVueScript'
       \.' skipwhite skipempty nextgroup=jsFuncArgs'