diff --git a/java/keywords.txt b/java/keywords.txt
index b15624150..26e7f6f16 100644
--- a/java/keywords.txt
+++ b/java/keywords.txt
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ double	KEYWORD5	double
 float	KEYWORD5	float
 int	KEYWORD5	int
 long	KEYWORD5	long
+short	KEYWORD5	short
 var	KEYWORD5