diff --git a/examples/bench_24/main.c b/examples/bench_24/main.c
index a8558558a022b50f9918999e806a7b1350cd6d93..1cfde7b7270f7e2ef4da425b28b33d7720ee83a9 100644
--- a/examples/bench_24/main.c
+++ b/examples/bench_24/main.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 	unsigned char pdl[] = "\
 	primitive fifo1_init(msg m, in a, out b) {\
-        while(true) synchronous {\
+        while(true) sync {\
             if(m != null && fires(b)) {\
                 put(b, m);\
                 m = null;\
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	// unsigned char pdl[] = "\
 	// primitive sequencer3(out a, out b, out c) {\
  //        int i = 0;\
- //        while(true) synchronous {\
+ //        while(true) sync {\
  //            out to = a;\
  //            if     (i==1) to = b;\
  //            else if(i==2) to = c;\