1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/pdf/PDFName.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/pdf/PDFName.java
index 8628a90a7..8214cda76 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/pdf/PDFName.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/pdf/PDFName.java
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ public class PDFName extends PDFObject {
      */
     static String escapeName(String name) {
         StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(Math.min(16, name.length() + 4));
-        if (!name.startsWith("/")) {
-            sb.append('/');
+        boolean skipFirst = false;
+        sb.append('/');
+        if (name.startsWith("/")) {
+            skipFirst = true;
         }
-        for (int i = 0, c = name.length(); i < c; i++) {
+        for (int i = (skipFirst ? 1 : 0), c = name.length(); i < c; i++) {
             char ch = name.charAt(i);
             if (ch < 33 || ch > 126 || ch == 0x2F) {
                 sb.append('#');