diff --git a/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py b/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
index a97709151..9d641acaa 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ def dist_info(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def wheel_data_folder(self) -> str:
-        return f"{self._package.name}-{self._meta.version}.data"
+        name = distribution_name(self._package.name)
+        return f"{name}-{self._meta.version}.data"
 
     @property
     def wheel_filename(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py b/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
index c93ec3801..9e4b27abc 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ def test_complete() -> None:
 
     try:
         assert "my_package/sub_pgk1/extra_file.xml" not in zip.namelist()
-        assert "my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh" in zip.namelist()
+        assert "my_package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh" in zip.namelist()
         assert (
             "Hello World"
-            in zip.read("my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh").decode()
+            in zip.read("my_package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh").decode()
         )
 
         entry_points = zip.read("my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt")
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def test_complete_no_vcs() -> None:
         "my_package/sub_pkg1/__init__.py",
         "my_package/sub_pkg2/__init__.py",
         "my_package/sub_pkg2/data2/data.json",
-        "my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh",
+        "my_package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script.sh",
         "my_package/sub_pkg3/foo.py",
         "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt",
         "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/LICENSE",