diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f612159..440f996 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-04-12  Uwe Brauer  <oub@mat.ucm.es>
+
+	* matlab-syntax.el (matlab--transpose-syntax): Apply patch
+	provided by Eric Ludlam to fix a transpose syntax problem
+
 2022-03-11  John Ciolfi <ciolfi@mathworks.com>
 
 	* matlab-netshell.el, matlab-shell-gud.el, matlab-shell.el, matlab.el, mlgud.el
diff --git a/matlab-syntax.el b/matlab-syntax.el
index ff6a897..18203a5 100644
--- a/matlab-syntax.el
+++ b/matlab-syntax.el
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ and `matlab--scan-line-for-unterminated-string' for specific details."
 			"\\s-+\\(\\s$\\|\\w\\|\\s_\\)")))
       (goto-char (match-beginning 2)))))
 
-(matlab--syntax-symbol matlab--transpose-syntax '(3 . nil) ;; 3 = symbol
+(matlab--syntax-symbol matlab--transpose-syntax '(1 . nil) ;; 3 = symbol, 1 = punctuation
   "Treat ' as non-string when used as transpose.")
 
 (matlab--syntax-symbol matlab--quoted-string-syntax '(9 . nil) ;; 9 = escape in a string