diff --git a/utils/emacs/llvm-mode.el b/utils/emacs/llvm-mode.el
index 959cf268a06..58e952f505f 100644
--- a/utils/emacs/llvm-mode.el
+++ b/utils/emacs/llvm-mode.el
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    ;; Arithmetic and Logical Operators
    '("add\\|sub\\|mul\\|div\\|rem\\|and\\|or\\|xor\\|set\\(ne\\|eq\\|lt\\|gt\\|le\\|ge\\)" . font-lock-keyword-face)
    ;; Special instructions
-   '("phi\\|call\\|cast\\|select\\|to\\|shl\\|shr\\|vaarg\\|vanext" . font-lock-keyword-face)
+   '("phi\\|tail\\|call\\|cast\\|select\\|to\\|shl\\|shr\\|vaarg\\|vanext" . font-lock-keyword-face)
    ;; Control instructions
    '("ret\\|br\\|switch\\|invoke\\|unwind\\|unreachable" . font-lock-keyword-face)
    ;; Memory operators
diff --git a/utils/vim/llvm.vim b/utils/vim/llvm.vim
index 8088600fdff..3fc2476495c 100644
--- a/utils/vim/llvm.vim
+++ b/utils/vim/llvm.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ syn keyword llvmStatement add sub mul div rem
 syn keyword llvmStatement and or xor
 syn keyword llvmStatement setne seteq setlt setgt setle setge
 
-syn keyword llvmStatement phi call cast to select shl shr vaarg vanext
+syn keyword llvmStatement phi tail call cast to select shl shr vaarg vanext
 syn keyword llvmStatement ret br switch invoke unwind unreachable
 syn keyword llvmStatement malloc alloca free load store getelementptr