diff --git a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
index dc85426..df8a1aa 100644
--- a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _zsh_highlight()
   typeset -r zsyh_user_options
 
   emulate -L zsh
-  setopt localoptions warncreateglobal
+  setopt localoptions warncreateglobal nobashrematch
   local REPLY # don't leak $REPLY into global scope
 
   # Do not highlight if there are more than 300 chars in the buffer. It's most