; Fix bug#72080

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
index 1dd017abb017dcfaae02a2d5c7f24d1bbed32894..c3347ac448e02bd7af15a55b4eca7565c1e1c52f 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/emacs-news-mode.el
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-derived-mode emacs-news-view-mode special-mode "NEWS"
   "Major mode for viewing the Emacs NEWS file."
+  :syntax-table emacs-news-mode-syntax-table
   (setq buffer-read-only t)
   (emacs-news--buttonize)
   (button-mode)