diff --git a/includes/menu.inc b/includes/menu.inc
index f94968943c26770131ff6592ab5c0a2e4e8e2c36..5e5abaffcd426540d34e27aeb12f1ce0f89bdc22 100644
--- a/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/includes/menu.inc
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ function menu_tree_output($tree) {
     $build['#sorted'] = TRUE;
     // Add the theme wrapper for outer markup.
     // Allow menu-specific theme overrides.
-    $build['#theme_wrappers'][] = 'menu_tree__' . $data['link']['menu_name'];
+    $build['#theme_wrappers'][] = 'menu_tree__' . strtr($data['link']['menu_name'], '-', '_');
   }
 
   return $build;