diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index e0cdcf626..925c4491a 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ cdpath=(.)
 
 # use /etc/hosts and known_hosts for hostname completion
 [ -r /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts ] && _global_ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(</etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _global_ssh_hosts=()
-[ -r ~/.ssh/known_hosts ] && _ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
+[ -r ~/.ssh/known_hosts ] && _ssh_hosts=(${${(S)${(S)${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}#[\[]}#[\]]}%%:*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
 [ -r ~/.ssh/config ] && _ssh_config=($(cat ~/.ssh/config | sed -ne 's/Host[=\t ]//p')) || _ssh_config=()
 [ -r /etc/hosts ] && : ${(A)_etc_hosts:=${(s: :)${(ps:\t:)${${(f)~~"$(</etc/hosts)"}%%\#*}##[:blank:]#[^[:blank:]]#}}} || _etc_hosts=()
 hosts=(