diff --git a/checkpolicy/policy_scan.l b/checkpolicy/policy_scan.l
index 9bc6e107..b55c6598 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/policy_scan.l
+++ b/checkpolicy/policy_scan.l
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ policycap |
 POLICYCAP			{ return(POLICYCAP); }
 permissive |
 PERMISSIVE			{ return(PERMISSIVE); }
-"/"({alnum}|[_.-/])*	        { return(PATH); }
-{letter}({alnum}|[_-])*([.]?({alnum}|[_-]))*	{ return(IDENTIFIER); }
+"/"({alnum}|[_\.\-/])*	        { return(PATH); }
+{letter}({alnum}|[_\-])*([\.]?({alnum}|[_\-]))*	{ return(IDENTIFIER); }
 {digit}+                        { return(NUMBER); }
 {digit}{1,3}(\.{digit}{1,3}){3}    { return(IPV4_ADDR); }
 {hexval}{0,4}":"{hexval}{0,4}":"({hexval}|[:.])*  { return(IPV6_ADDR); }