diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
index 4f8e98e1e6f..85a76d37263 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public final class ConfigurationPropertyName implements Comparable<Configuration
 		}
 		int length = elements.getLength(element);
 		do {
-			char c = Character.toLowerCase(elements.charAt(element, index++));
+			char c = elements.charAt(element, index++);
 			if (c != '-') {
 				return false;
 			}