diff --git a/checks.c b/checks.c
index 17cb689..48e7fe9 100644
--- a/checks.c
+++ b/checks.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ ERROR(duplicate_property_names, check_duplicate_property_names, NULL);
 #define LOWERCASE	"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
 #define UPPERCASE	"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
 #define DIGITS		"0123456789"
-#define PROPNODECHARS	LOWERCASE UPPERCASE DIGITS ",._+*#?-"
+#define NODECHARS	LOWERCASE UPPERCASE DIGITS ",._+-@"
+#define PROPCHARS	LOWERCASE UPPERCASE DIGITS ",._+*#?-"
 #define PROPNODECHARSSTRICT	LOWERCASE UPPERCASE DIGITS ",-"
 
 static void check_node_name_chars(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ static void check_node_name_chars(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
 		FAIL(c, dti, node, "Bad character '%c' in node name",
 		     node->name[n]);
 }
-ERROR(node_name_chars, check_node_name_chars, PROPNODECHARS "@");
+ERROR(node_name_chars, check_node_name_chars, NODECHARS);
 
 static void check_node_name_chars_strict(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
 					 struct node *node)
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ static void check_property_name_chars(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
 				  prop->name[n]);
 	}
 }
-ERROR(property_name_chars, check_property_name_chars, PROPNODECHARS);
+ERROR(property_name_chars, check_property_name_chars, PROPCHARS);
 
 static void check_property_name_chars_strict(struct check *c,
 					     struct dt_info *dti,