diff --git a/scintilla/oniguruma/scintilla/OnigurumaRegExEngine.cxx b/scintilla/oniguruma/scintilla/OnigurumaRegExEngine.cxx
index cdcdf2c85..edcc912b6 100644
--- a/scintilla/oniguruma/scintilla/OnigurumaRegExEngine.cxx
+++ b/scintilla/oniguruma/scintilla/OnigurumaRegExEngine.cxx
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ public:
     , m_MatchLen(0)
   {
     onig_initialize(s_UsedEncodingsTypes, _ARRAYSIZE(s_UsedEncodingsTypes));
+    onig_set_default_syntax(NP3_ONIG_SYNTAX_FLAVOR);        // std is: ONIG_SYNTAX_ONIGURUMA
 
     m_OnigSyntax.op |= ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LTGT_WORD_BEGIN_END; // xcluded from ONIG_SYNTAX_DEFAULT ?
-    onig_set_default_syntax(&m_OnigSyntax);                 // std is: ONIG_SYNTAX_ONIGURUMA
 
     onig_region_init(&m_Region);
   }
@@ -742,11 +742,10 @@ public:
     , m_MatchLen(0)
   {
     onig_initialize(s_UsedEncodingsTypes, _ARRAYSIZE(s_UsedEncodingsTypes));
+    onig_set_default_syntax(NP3_ONIG_SYNTAX_FLAVOR); // std is: ONIG_SYNTAX_ONIGURUMA
 
     m_OnigSyntax.op |= ONIG_SYN_OP_ESC_LTGT_WORD_BEGIN_END; // xcluded from ONIG_SYNTAX_DEFAULT ?
 
-    onig_set_default_syntax(&m_OnigSyntax);                 // std is: ONIG_SYNTAX_ONIGURUMA
-
     onig_region_init(&m_Region);
   }