diff --git a/hawk/lib/tre-parse.c b/hawk/lib/tre-parse.c
index daff4efd..84b43940 100644
--- a/hawk/lib/tre-parse.c
+++ b/hawk/lib/tre-parse.c
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ tre_parse_bracket_items(tre_parse_ctx_t *ctx, int negate,
 				if (min > max)
 					status = REG_ERANGE;
 			}
-		/* BACON */
+		/* HAWK: handle \ as an escaper  */
 			else if (re + 1 < ctx->re_end && *re == CHAR_BACKSLASH)
 			{
 				/* escaped character inside [] */
 				min = max = *(re + 1);
 				re += 2;
 			}
-		/* END BACON */
+		/* END HAWK */
 			else if (re + 1 < ctx->re_end
 			         && *re == CHAR_LBRACKET && *(re + 1) == CHAR_PERIOD)
 				status = REG_ECOLLATE;