diff --git a/packager/pkgmanager.pas b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
index 6110c11c6e..8734d878cc 100644
--- a/packager/pkgmanager.pas
+++ b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
@@ -3474,7 +3474,7 @@ var
 begin
   Result:=mrCancel;
   // create a new package with standard dependencies
-  NewPackage:=PackageGraph.CreateNewPackage(NameToValidIdentifier(lisPkgMangNewPackage));
+  NewPackage:=PackageGraph.CreateNewPackage(lisPkgMangNewPackage);
   PackageGraph.AddDependencyToPackage(NewPackage,
                 PackageGraph.FCLPackage.CreateDependencyWithOwner(NewPackage));
   NewPackage.Modified:=false;
@@ -5072,7 +5072,7 @@ begin
   if APackage=nil then begin
     // create new package
     // create a new package with standard dependencies
-    APackage:=PackageGraph.CreateNewPackage(NameToValidIdentifier(lisPkgMangNewPackage));
+    APackage:=PackageGraph.CreateNewPackage(lisPkgMangNewPackage);
     PackageGraph.AddDependencyToPackage(APackage,
                   PackageGraph.IDEIntfPackage.CreateDependencyWithOwner(APackage));
     APackage.Modified:=false;