diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index b52f5a9c..ae20dc0f 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ _parse_help()
                  if ($i !~ /^-/) { break }
              }
              if (x == -1) { x = 1 }
-             sub("[=<[].*", "", $x);
+             sub("[=<{[].*", "", $x);
              print $x
          }'
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/_parse_help.exp b/test/unit/_parse_help.exp
index 8803ffe7..6be5afb2 100644
--- a/test/unit/_parse_help.exp
+++ b/test/unit/_parse_help.exp
@@ -85,5 +85,9 @@ set cmd {fn() { printf '%s\n' "--foo=<bar>"; }; _parse_help fn}
 assert_bash_list "--foo" $cmd "long with value in angle brackets"
 sync_after_int
 
+set cmd {fn() { printf '%s\n' "--foo={bar,quux}"; }; _parse_help fn}
+assert_bash_list "--foo" $cmd "long with value in curly brackets"
+sync_after_int
+
 
 teardown