diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
index 709143849..dd75b8c49 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ std::string cmSystemTools::RemoveEscapes(const char* s)
         case 'n': result.insert(result.end(), '\n'); break;
         case 'r': result.insert(result.end(), '\r'); break;
         case '#': result.insert(result.end(), '#'); break;
+        case '(': result.insert(result.end(), '('); break;
+        case ')': result.insert(result.end(), ')'); break;
         case '0': result.insert(result.end(), '\0'); break;
         case '\0':
           {