diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index b3ce516e5a20..198c9680bf0d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -474,10 +474,10 @@ static int bpf_obj_name_cpy(char *dst, const char *src)
 	const char *end = src + BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN;
 
 	memset(dst, 0, BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN);
-
-	/* Copy all isalnum() and '_' char */
+	/* Copy all isalnum(), '_' and '.' chars. */
 	while (src < end && *src) {
-		if (!isalnum(*src) && *src != '_')
+		if (!isalnum(*src) &&
+		    *src != '_' && *src != '.')
 			return -EINVAL;
 		*dst++ = *src++;
 	}