diff --git a/lef/lefRead.c b/lef/lefRead.c
index 4fa2f0ad..2ef844ad 100644
--- a/lef/lefRead.c
+++ b/lef/lefRead.c
@@ -1492,9 +1492,18 @@ LefReadPin(lefMacro, f, pinname, pinNum, oscale, is_imported)
 	    }
 	    else if ((delim = strchr(testpin, '[')) != NULL)
 	    {
+		char *delim2;
 		*delim = '<';
-		if ((delim = strchr(testpin, ']')) != NULL)
-		    *delim = '>';
+		if ((delim2 = strchr(testpin, ']')) != NULL)
+		    *delim2 = '>';
+
+		/* In case the LEF file escapes the bracket, remove the backslashes */
+		if ((delim > testpin) && (*(delim - 1) == '\\'))
+		{
+		    memmove(delim - 1, delim, strlen(delim) + 1);
+		    if (delim2 > delim)
+			memmove(delim2 - 2, delim2 - 1, strlen(delim2 - 1) + 1);
+		}
 	    }
 	    for (firstlab = lefMacro->cd_labels; firstlab; firstlab = firstlab->lab_next)
 		if (!strcmp(firstlab->lab_text, testpin))