diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/src/util.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/src/util.rs
index 5a927d2c..1e32844c 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/src/util.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/src/util.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct SimpleIdent(Ident, String);
 
 impl SimpleIdent {
     pub fn new(name: String, span: Span) -> Self {
-        Self(Ident::new(&name, span), name)
+        Self(Ident::new(&name.replace("-", "_"), span), name)
     }
 
     #[inline]