diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index 892ebc6dd..d9b7083dd 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ macro(_DO_GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER TARGET_LIBRARY)
   if(_GEH_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME)
     set(EXPORT_MACRO_NAME ${_GEH_PREFIX_NAME}${_GEH_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME})
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${EXPORT_MACRO_NAME} EXPORT_MACRO_NAME)
   if(_GEH_EXPORT_FILE_NAME)
     if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${_GEH_EXPORT_FILE_NAME})
       set(EXPORT_FILE_NAME ${_GEH_EXPORT_FILE_NAME})
@@ -277,12 +278,15 @@ macro(_DO_GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER TARGET_LIBRARY)
   if(_GEH_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME)
     set(DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME ${_GEH_PREFIX_NAME}${_GEH_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME})
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME} DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME)
   if(_GEH_NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME)
     set(NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME ${_GEH_PREFIX_NAME}${_GEH_NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME})
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME} NO_EXPORT_MACRO_NAME)
   if(_GEH_STATIC_DEFINE)
     set(STATIC_DEFINE ${_GEH_PREFIX_NAME}${_GEH_STATIC_DEFINE})
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${STATIC_DEFINE} STATIC_DEFINE)
 
   if(_GEH_DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED)
     set(DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED TRUE)
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ macro(_DO_GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER TARGET_LIBRARY)
     set(NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME
       ${_GEH_PREFIX_NAME}${_GEH_NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME})
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME} NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME)
 
   set(INCLUDE_GUARD_NAME "${EXPORT_MACRO_NAME}_H")
 
@@ -300,6 +305,7 @@ macro(_DO_GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER TARGET_LIBRARY)
   if(NOT EXPORT_IMPORT_CONDITION)
     set(EXPORT_IMPORT_CONDITION ${TARGET_LIBRARY}_EXPORTS)
   endif()
+  string(MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER ${EXPORT_IMPORT_CONDITION} EXPORT_IMPORT_CONDITION)
 
   configure_file("${_GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER_MODULE_DIR}/exportheader.cmake.in"
     "${EXPORT_FILE_NAME}" @ONLY)
diff --git a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a5b1cb5a..cc954ffa3 100644
--- a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ add_subdirectory(lib_shared_and_statictest)
 add_subdirectory(override_symbol)
 add_subdirectory(nodeprecated)
 add_subdirectory(prefix)
+if(NOT BORLAND)
+  add_subdirectory(c_identifier)
+endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES Clang))
   # We deliberately call deprecated methods, and test for that elsewhere.
diff --git a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8c8efe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+project(c_identifier)
+
+set(c_identifier_lib_SRCS
+  c_identifier_class.cpp
+)
+
+add_library(7c-identifier-lib++ SHARED c_identifier_class.cpp)
+
+generate_export_header(7c-identifier-lib++)
+
+add_executable(c_identifier_exe main.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(c_identifier_exe 7c-identifier-lib++)
diff --git a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.cpp b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d252c8e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+#include "c_identifier_class.h"
+
+int CIdentifierClass::someMethod() const
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.h b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741efdcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/c_identifier_class.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+#ifndef C_IDENTIFIER_CLASS_H
+#define C_IDENTIFIER_CLASS_H
+
+#include "7c-identifier-lib++_export.h"
+
+class _7C_IDENTIFIER_LIB___EXPORT CIdentifierClass
+{
+public:
+  int someMethod() const;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/main.cpp b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68beebb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Module/GenerateExportHeader/c_identifier/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include "c_identifier_class.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  CIdentifierClass cic;
+  return cic.someMethod();
+}