diff --git a/passes/hierarchy/clkpart.cc b/passes/hierarchy/clkpart.cc
index 4f4291e06..7c3e52178 100644
--- a/passes/hierarchy/clkpart.cc
+++ b/passes/hierarchy/clkpart.cc
@@ -74,13 +74,12 @@ struct ClkPartPass : public Pass {
 		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++)
 		{
 			if (args[argidx] == "-set_attr" && argidx+2 < args.size()) {
-				attr_name = args[argidx++];
+				attr_name = RTLIL::escape_id(args[argidx++]);
 				attr_value = args[argidx++];
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (args[argidx] == "-unpart" && argidx+1 < args.size()) {
-				unpart_mode = true;
-				attr_name = args[argidx++];
+				attr_name = RTLIL::escape_id(args[argidx++]);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (args[argidx] == "-enable") {