diff --git a/rc/filetype/javascript.kak b/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
index 5a8d05db..bbea437f 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define-command -hidden init-javascript-filetype -params 1 %~
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/comment_line"  region //   '$'                     fill comment
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/comment"       region /\*  \*/                     fill comment
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/shebang"       region ^#!  $                       fill meta
-    add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/division" region '[\w\)\]]\K(/|(\h+/\h+))' '(?=\w)' group # Help Kakoune to better detect /…/ literals
+    add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/division" region '[\w\)\]]\K(/|(\h+/\s+))' '(?=\w)' group # Help Kakoune to better detect /…/ literals
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/regex"         region /    (?<!\\)(\\\\)*/[gimuy]* fill meta
     add-highlighter "shared/%arg{1}/jsx"           region -recurse (?<![\w<])<[a-zA-Z>][\w:.-]* (?<![\w<])<[a-zA-Z>][\w:.-]*(?!\hextends)(?=[\s/>])(?!>\()) (</.*?>|/>) regions