diff --git a/samba/save_fshare.cgi b/samba/save_fshare.cgi
index c6744aa57..2f8ad49e5 100755
--- a/samba/save_fshare.cgi
+++ b/samba/save_fshare.cgi
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($name ne "global") {
 	elsif ($in{old_name} ne $name && $exists{$name}) {
 		&error(&text('savefshare_exist', $name));
 		}
-	elsif ($name !~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_\$ ]+$/) {
+	elsif ($name !~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_\$\- ]+$/) {
 		&error(&text('savefshare_mode', $name));
 		}
 	elsif ($name eq "global") {   # unreachable code ? EB
diff --git a/samba/save_pshare.cgi b/samba/save_pshare.cgi
index 4e0990bc2..37692afdb 100755
--- a/samba/save_pshare.cgi
+++ b/samba/save_pshare.cgi
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if ($name ne "global") {
 	elsif ($in{old_name} ne $name && $exists{$name}) {
 	        &error(&text('savepshare_exist', $name));
 	        }
-	elsif ($name !~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_\$ ]+$/) {
+	elsif ($name !~ /^[A-Za-z0-9_\$\- ]+$/) {
 		&error(&text('savepshare_name', $name));
 		}
 	elsif ($name eq "global") {