lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm | 6 ++++++

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
index 5bae69df4d349f1e40a898df0bf3972684eff588..7073c3d96d70742be0477278d9c8250609f2dd20 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ 	$subject = '(no subject)' unless defined $subject;
 	my $mid = mid_mime($mime);
 	my $path = mid2path($mid);
 
+	# git gets confused with:
+	#  "'A U Thor <u@example.com>' via foo" <foo@example.com>
+	# ref:
+	# <CAD0k6qSUYANxbjjbE4jTW4EeVwOYgBD=bXkSu=akiYC_CB7Ffw@mail.gmail.com>
+	$name =~ s/<([^>]+)>/($1)/g;
+
 	my ($r, $w) = $self->gfi_start;
 	my $tip = $self->{tip};
 	if ($tip ne '') {