diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-extra.yml b/.github/workflows/build-extra.yml
index f777174d7..a7b7c8a3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-extra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-extra.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
-      - 'contrib/gtksourceview-5/**'
+      - 'contrib/syntax/**'
       - 'contrib/vim/**'
       - 'etc/**'
       - 'src/man/*.txt'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
-      - 'contrib/gtksourceview-5/**'
+      - 'contrib/syntax/**'
       - 'contrib/vim/**'
       - 'etc/**'
       - 'src/man/*.txt'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 115919477..eb9c28345 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
-      - 'contrib/gtksourceview-5/**'
+      - 'contrib/syntax/**'
       - 'contrib/vim/**'
       - 'etc/**'
       - 'src/man/*.txt'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*'
-      - 'contrib/gtksourceview-5/**'
+      - 'contrib/syntax/**'
       - 'contrib/vim/**'
       - 'etc/**'
       - 'src/man/*.txt'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4809b4b7b..45bdf1d57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_CONTRIB_INSTALL),yes)
 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect
 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/vim/vimfiles/syntax
 	install -m 0644 contrib/vim/ftdetect/firejail.vim $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect
-	install -m 0644 contrib/vim/syntax/firejail.vim $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/vim/vimfiles/syntax
-	# gtksourceview-5 language-specs
+	install -m 0644 contrib/syntax/files/firejail.vim $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/vim/vimfiles/syntax
+	# gtksourceview language-specs
 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
-	install -m 0644 contrib/gtksourceview-5/language-specs/firejail-profile.lang $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
+	install -m 0644 contrib/syntax/files/firejail-profile.lang $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
 endif
 	# documents
 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)
diff --git a/contrib/gtksourceview-5/language-specs/firejail-profile.lang b/contrib/syntax/files/firejail-profile.lang
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/gtksourceview-5/language-specs/firejail-profile.lang
rename to contrib/syntax/files/firejail-profile.lang
diff --git a/contrib/vim/syntax/firejail.vim b/contrib/syntax/files/firejail.vim
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/vim/syntax/firejail.vim
rename to contrib/syntax/files/firejail.vim