diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index b3cc91822..99beb2699 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:cd:*' tag-order local-directories directory-stack path-dir
 cdpath=(.)
 
 # use /etc/hosts and known_hosts for hostname completion
-[ -r ~/.ssh/known_hosts ] && _ssh_hosts=(${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
+[ -r ~/.ssh/known_hosts ] && _ssh_hosts=(${${${${${${(f)"$(<$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts)"}:#[\|]*}%%\ *}%%,*}##\[}%%]:*}) || _ssh_hosts=()
 [ -r /etc/hosts ] && : ${(A)_etc_hosts:=${(s: :)${(ps:\t:)${${(f)~~"$(</etc/hosts)"}%%\#*}##[:blank:]#[^[:blank:]]#}}} || _etc_hosts=()
 hosts=(
   "$_ssh_hosts[@]"