diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
index bbc9c541e1..03db601e62 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
@@ -2550,7 +2550,9 @@ bool cmGlobalNinjaGenerator::WriteDyndepFile(
         }
       } else {
         // Assume the module file path matches the logical module name.
-        mod = cmStrCat(module_dir, p.LogicalName);
+        std::string safe_logical_name = p.LogicalName;
+        cmSystemTools::ReplaceString(safe_logical_name, ":", "-");
+        mod = cmStrCat(module_dir, safe_logical_name);
       }
       mod_files[p.LogicalName] = mod;
       tm[p.LogicalName] = mod;