1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 0deac6a14b65..6faa3a18bfbd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static char *parse_value(void)
 
 static inline int iskeychar(int c)
 {
-        return isalnum(c) || c == '-';
+        return isalnum(c) || c == '-' || c == '_';
 }
 
 static int get_value(config_fn_t fn, void *data, char *name, unsigned int len)