diff --git a/ide/sourceeditor.pp b/ide/sourceeditor.pp
index 3c4c3ce95b..799328d787 100644
--- a/ide/sourceeditor.pp
+++ b/ide/sourceeditor.pp
@@ -5459,7 +5459,7 @@ begin
     begin
       aDirective:=Scanner.DirectivesSorted[i];
       if TCodeBuffer(aDirective^.Code)<>Code then continue;
-      if not (aDirective^.Kind in (lsdkAllIf+[lsdkElIfC])) then continue;
+      if not (aDirective^.Kind in (lsdkAllIf+[lsdkElIfC,lsdkElseIf])) then continue;
       Code.AbsoluteToLineCol(aDirective^.SrcPos,Y,X);
       if Y<1 then continue;
       SynState:=idnInvalid;