diff --git a/utils/create-module.py b/utils/create-module.py
index a9bd64bcd..8473395fd 100755
--- a/utils/create-module.py
+++ b/utils/create-module.py
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ def main(argv):
     #
 
     # Alphanumeric and '-' only
-    allowedRE = re.compile("^(\w|-)+$")
+    allowedRE = re.compile(r"^(\w|-)+$")
 
     project_path = None