diff --git a/dokuwiki/syntax.php b/dokuwiki/syntax.php
index 8be4e24..7fd14b8 100644
--- a/dokuwiki/syntax.php
+++ b/dokuwiki/syntax.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   // must be run within DokuWiki
 if(!defined('DOKU_INC')) die();
 
-require_once("common.php"):
+require_once("common.php");
 
 /**
  * All DokuWiki plugins to extend the parser/rendering mechanism