--- raku.xml	2023-12-02 17:57:32.000000000 -0800
+++ raku.new	2023-12-02 17:57:07.000000000 -0800
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   -->
   <!-- Large values -->
   <!ENTITY rangealnum "_\p{L}\p{N}">
-  <!ENTITY alnum "[_\p{L}\p{N}]">
+  <!ENTITY _alnum "_\p{L}\p{N}">
+  <!ENTITY alnum "[&_alnum;]">
   <!ENTITY _ident "&alnum;*+(?:[-']&alnum;*+)*+">
   <!ENTITY ident "(?:[_\p{L}]&_ident;)">
   <!ENTITY datatype "(?:[_\p{Lu}\p{Lt}]&_ident;)">
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@
         <RegExpr String="&variable;|@" attribute="Variable"/>
         <RegExpr String="\$&lt;&ident;>?" attribute="Pattern Named Capture"/>
         <AnyChar String="&amp;|^$" attribute="Pattern Control Flow"/>
-        <RegExpr String="[&alnum;\s]+" attribute="Pattern"/>
+        <RegExpr String="[&_alnum;\s]+" attribute="Pattern"/>
         <AnyChar String=">)]" attribute="Error"/>
       </context>