diff --git a/after/syntax/cpp.vim b/after/syntax/cpp.vim
index 3fb9b77..b501654 100644
--- a/after/syntax/cpp.vim
+++ b/after/syntax/cpp.vim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ syn match cppOperator '\(\s\zs\/\s\ze\|\s\zs<\s\ze\|\s\zs>\s\ze\)'
 syn match cppStorageClass '\w[A-Za-z0-9_]*\ze::'
 " " Match multi character operators, override cppDelimiter matches for < >
 " "                                                                    ^ ^
-syn match cppOperator '\(<<\|>>\|>>=\|<<=\|<=\|>=\|->\*\|->\)'
+syn match cppOperator '\(<<\ze\s\|\s\zs>>\|>>=\|<<=\|<=\|>=\|->\*\|->\)'
 
 " Define additional highlight groups
 hi default link cppDelimiter Delimiter