diff --git a/vhdlpp/expression_emit.cc b/vhdlpp/expression_emit.cc
index 8a4c47af6..e0662b2db 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/expression_emit.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/expression_emit.cc
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int ExpName::emit(ostream&out, Entity*ent, Architecture*arc)
 {
       int errors = 0;
 
-      out << name_;
+      out << "\\" << name_ << " ";
       if (index_) {
 	    out << "[";
 	    errors += index_->emit(out, ent, arc);
diff --git a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
index b5b84cc7c..c6d536a3d 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int VType::decl_t::emit(ostream&out, perm_string name) const
 		  out << "signed ";
 	    if (msb != lsb)
 		  out << "[" << msb << ":" << lsb << "] ";
-	    out << name;
+	    out << "\\" << name << " ";
 	    break;
 	  case VType::VBOOL:
 	    out << wire << " bool ";
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int VType::decl_t::emit(ostream&out, perm_string name) const
 		  out << "signed ";
 	    if (msb != lsb)
 		  out << "[" << msb << ":" << lsb << "] ";
-	    out << name;
+	    out << "\\" << name << " ";
 	    break;
       }