diff --git a/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c b/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
index 868054ab96..361102d8cf 100644
--- a/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
+++ b/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
@@ -607,9 +607,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 if ( i == nr_features )
                     break;
 
-                if ( *ptr == ':' )
+                if ( *ptr == ':' || *ptr == '-' )
                 {
-                    ptr++; continue;
+                    ptr++;
+                    continue;
                 }
                 break;
             }