diff --git a/.datatables-commit-sync b/.datatables-commit-sync
index fe705d23..0211faee 100644
--- a/.datatables-commit-sync
+++ b/.datatables-commit-sync
@@ -1 +1 @@
-95edc5a4c02c6d7a55ca037d08220ca4f276976c
+a4e87505aa6087ba76eb5821e76304b7cf78ebf7
diff --git a/examples/resources/syntax/shCore.js b/examples/resources/syntax/shCore.js
index 34450094..1af466f9 100644
--- a/examples/resources/syntax/shCore.js
+++ b/examples/resources/syntax/shCore.js
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@ var sh = {
      */
     highlight: function(globalParams, element)
     {
+        // Don't run the syntax highlighter on IE6/7 as it absolutely kills
+        // performance
+        var userAgent = navigator.appVersion;
+        if (userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 7.") !== -1 || userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 6.") !== -1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         var elements = this.findElements(globalParams, element),
             propertyName = 'innerHTML',
             highlighter = null,