diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
index f7d3652ab63..61bc3fc3d55 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/CocoaPodsIT.kt
@@ -697,9 +697,7 @@ class CocoaPodsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         with(project.gradleBuildScript()) {
             addPod(
                 podName,
-                """source = url("$repo", $flatten)
-                  |moduleName = "Pod_with_dashes"
-            """.trimMargin()
+                "source = url(\"$repo\", $flatten)"
             )
         }
         hooks.addHook {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
index 99e8da2e6fb..2f766afe213 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/cocoapods/CocoapodsExtension.kt
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ open class CocoapodsExtension(private val project: Project) {
         // Empty string will lead to an attempt to create two podDownload tasks.
         // One is original podDownload and second is podDownload + pod.name
         require(name.isNotEmpty()) { "Please provide not empty pod name to avoid ambiguity" }
-        val dependency = CocoapodsDependency(name, name.split("/")[0])
+        val dependency = CocoapodsDependency(name, name.asModuleName())
         dependency.configure()
         addToPods(dependency)
     }