diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
index aed188ea2bf..45ffd7f4cc4 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ impl TargetInfo {
                     suffix: ".pdb".to_string(),
                     prefix: prefix.clone(),
                     flavor: FileFlavor::DebugInfo,
-                    should_replace_hyphens: false,
+                    // rustc calls the linker with underscores, and the
+                    // filename is embedded in the executable.
+                    should_replace_hyphens: true,
                 })
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build.rs b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
index abe60a13fcd..ce8cc06a2c2 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
@@ -4201,6 +4201,7 @@ fn uplift_pdb_of_bin_on_windows() {
     let p = project()
         .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() { panic!(); }")
         .file("src/bin/b.rs", "fn main() { panic!(); }")
+        .file("src/bin/foo-bar.rs", "fn main() { panic!(); }")
         .file("examples/c.rs", "fn main() { panic!(); }")
         .file("tests/d.rs", "fn main() { panic!(); }")
         .build();
@@ -4209,6 +4210,8 @@ fn uplift_pdb_of_bin_on_windows() {
     assert!(p.target_debug_dir().join("foo.pdb").is_file());
     assert!(p.target_debug_dir().join("b.pdb").is_file());
     assert!(p.target_debug_dir().join("examples/c.pdb").exists());
+    assert!(p.target_debug_dir().join("foo-bar.exe").is_file());
+    assert!(p.target_debug_dir().join("foo_bar.pdb").is_file());
     assert!(!p.target_debug_dir().join("c.pdb").exists());
     assert!(!p.target_debug_dir().join("d.pdb").exists());
 }