diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
index 1a50439..8ca4e5b 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 (add-hook 'cperl-mode-hook
 		  (lambda () (setq-local local-abbrev-table nil)))
 
+;; Treat - as part of work in elisp
+(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook
+		  (lambda () (modify-syntax-entry ?- "w")))
 
 ;; Enable backup
 (setq make-backup-files t)