diff --git a/cmake/package_deb.cmake b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
index bb99eef92d..3f0cfc837d 100644
--- a/cmake/package_deb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package_deb.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # DEB specific CPack configuration parameters
 set(CPACK_GENERATOR "${CPACK_GENERATOR};DEB")
 execute_process(COMMAND lsb_release -cs OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_CODENAME OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "_" "-" DEB_CODENAME "${DEB_CODENAME}")
 execute_process(COMMAND dpkg --print-architecture OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEB_ARCHITECTURE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 set(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE ${DEB_ARCHITECTURE})