diff --git a/document/core/util/bikeshed_fixup.py b/document/core/util/bikeshed_fixup.py
index da3d2efa59..6a72d85ccf 100755
--- a/document/core/util/bikeshed_fixup.py
+++ b/document/core/util/bikeshed_fixup.py
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ def Main():
                 r'\1',
                 data, flags=re.DOTALL)
 
+  # Escape some latex sequences that Bikeshed interprets as macros
+  data = data.replace(r' \\[1ex]', r' \\\[1ex]')
+
   sys.stdout.write(data)
 
 Main()