diff --git a/src/pkgcheck/checks/python.py b/src/pkgcheck/checks/python.py
index bacbdb5af..392241b25 100644
--- a/src/pkgcheck/checks/python.py
+++ b/src/pkgcheck/checks/python.py
@@ -946,5 +946,5 @@ def normalize(project: str) -> str:
             return PROJECT_SYMBOL_NORMALIZE_RE.sub("-", project).lower()
 
         pypi_name = pypi_remotes[0].name
-        if normalize(pkg.package) != normalize(pypi_name):
-            yield PythonMismatchedPackageName(pypi_name.replace(".", "-"), pkg=pkg)
+        if pkg.package != normalize(pypi_name):
+            yield PythonMismatchedPackageName(normalize(pypi_name), pkg=pkg)
diff --git a/testdata/data/repos/python/PythonPackageNameCheck/PythonMismatchedPackageName/expected.json b/testdata/data/repos/python/PythonPackageNameCheck/PythonMismatchedPackageName/expected.json
index 3c85ada51..5142f6a89 100644
--- a/testdata/data/repos/python/PythonPackageNameCheck/PythonMismatchedPackageName/expected.json
+++ b/testdata/data/repos/python/PythonPackageNameCheck/PythonMismatchedPackageName/expected.json
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-{"__class__": "PythonMismatchedPackageName", "category": "dev-python", "package": "PythonMismatchedPackageName1", "recommended": "MismatchedPackageName1"}
+{"__class__": "PythonMismatchedPackageName", "category": "dev-python", "package": "PythonMismatchedPackageName0", "recommended": "pythonmismatchedpackagename0"}
+{"__class__": "PythonMismatchedPackageName", "category": "dev-python", "package": "PythonMismatchedPackageName1", "recommended": "mismatchedpackagename1"}