diff --git a/utils/nano/Makefile b/utils/nano/Makefile
index b85ad2e6ba..4ce6a8386e 100644
--- a/utils/nano/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nano/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nano
 PKG_VERSION:=8.7.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/nano
diff --git a/utils/nano/files/uci.nanorc b/utils/nano/files/uci.nanorc
index 8d27836fc0..cfcb48bd84 100644
--- a/utils/nano/files/uci.nanorc
+++ b/utils/nano/files/uci.nanorc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ color green "\<(package|config|option|list)\>"
 # Comments.
 color cyan "(^|[[:blank:]])#.*"
 
+# Unterminated strings.
+color lightmagenta ""([^"\]|\\.)*[^"\]|'([^'\]|\\.)*[^'\]"
+
 # Strings.
 color yellow ""([^"\]|\\.)*"|'([^'\]|\\.)*'"