diff --git a/src/griffe/agents/nodes.py b/src/griffe/agents/nodes.py
index a6588199..422ecc6e 100644
--- a/src/griffe/agents/nodes.py
+++ b/src/griffe/agents/nodes.py
@@ -1094,8 +1094,8 @@ def _get_sub_value(node: NodeSub) -> str:
 
 def _get_subscript_value(node: NodeSubscript) -> str:
     subscript = _get_value(node.slice)
-    if isinstance(subscript, str):
-        subscript = subscript.strip("()")
+    if isinstance(subscript, str) and subscript.startswith("(") and subscript.endswith(")"):
+        subscript = subscript[1:-1]
     return f"{_get_value(node.value)}[{subscript}]"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_nodes.py b/tests/test_nodes.py
index d9b7a038..c2628c41 100644
--- a/tests/test_nodes.py
+++ b/tests/test_nodes.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def test_default_value_from_nodes(default):
         "o[x,y]",
         "o[x:y]",
         "o[x:y,z]",
+        "o[x, y(z)]",
     ],
 )
 def test_building_value_from_nodes(expression):