diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c++/000_TopHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c++/000_TopHeader.h
index 84aecc7..086e54d 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c++/000_TopHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c++/000_TopHeader.h
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 /* options for text editors
 kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
-vim: @VIM_MODELINE@
+vim: @VIM_MODELINE@:syntax=cpp.doxygen
 */
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c++/999_BottomHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c++/999_BottomHeader.h
index 4523c61..0924c7b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c++/999_BottomHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c++/999_BottomHeader.h
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 /* options for text editors
 kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
-vim: @VIM_MODELINE@
+vim: @VIM_MODELINE@:syntax=cpp.doxygen
 */
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
index 9aad683..cd92f02 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/000_TopHeader.h
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 /* options for text editors
 kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
-vim: @VIM_MODELINE@
+vim: @VIM_MODELINE@:syntax=c.doxygen
 */
diff --git a/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h b/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
index 4523c61..b7dac34 100644
--- a/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
+++ b/scripts/build.lib.c/999_BottomHeader.h
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 /* options for text editors
 kate: @KATE_MODELINE@
-vim: @VIM_MODELINE@
+vim: @VIM_MODELINE@:syntax=c.doxygen
 */