diff --git a/autospec/buildreq.py b/autospec/buildreq.py
index e0235aac..b8d5c9fa 100644
--- a/autospec/buildreq.py
+++ b/autospec/buildreq.py
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def parse_cmake(self, filename, cmake_modules, conf32):
         """Scan a .cmake or CMakeLists.txt file for what's it's actually looking for."""
         findpackage = re.compile(r"^[^#]*find_package\((\w+)\b.*\)", re.I)
         findpackage_multiline = re.compile(r"^[^#]*find_package\((\w+)\b.*", re.I)
-        pkgconfig = re.compile(r"^[^#]*pkg_check_modules\s*\(\w+ (.*)\)", re.I)
+        pkgconfig = re.compile(r"^[^#]*pkg_check_modules\s*\([\w\-]+ (.*)\)", re.I)
         pkg_search_modifiers = {'REQUIRED', 'QUIET', 'NO_CMAKE_PATH',
                                 'NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH', 'IMPORTED_TARGET'}
         extractword = re.compile(r'(?:"([^"]+)"|(\S+))(.*)')