1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index c96844a88fc..6149c570b14 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -299,8 +299,15 @@ in all the directories in that path."
   (interactive (if current-prefix-arg
                    (list (read-file-name "Info file name: " nil nil t))))
   (if file
-      (progn (pop-to-buffer "*info*")
-             (Info-goto-node (concat "(" file ")")))
+      (progn
+        (pop-to-buffer "*info*")
+        ;; If argument already contains parentheses, don't add another set
+        ;; since the argument will then be parsed improperly.  This also
+        ;; has the added benefit of allowing node names to be included
+        ;; following the parenthesized filename.
+        (if (and (stringp file) (string-match "(.*)" file))
+            (Info-goto-node file)
+          (Info-goto-node (concat "(" file ")"))))
     (if (get-buffer "*info*")
         (pop-to-buffer "*info*")
       (Info-directory))))