diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 0a2a26623..399b8d26e 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
      (eval . (put '$kfun               'scheme-indent-function 4))
      (eval . (put '$letrec             'scheme-indent-function 3))
      (eval . (put '$kclause            'scheme-indent-function 1))
-     (eval . (put '$fun                'scheme-indent-function 1))))
+     (eval . (put '$fun                'scheme-indent-function 1))
+     (eval . (put 'syntax-parameterize 'scheme-indent-function 1))))))
  (emacs-lisp-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)))
  (texinfo-mode    . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil)
                      (fill-column . 72))))