diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py
index 765ffa0c8..be1dfd4b1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/kick.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def _call_api(self, path, display_id, note='Downloading API JSON', headers={}, *
 
 
 class KickIE(KickBaseIE):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?kick\.com/(?!(?:video|categories|search|auth)(?:[/?#]|$))(?P<id>[\w_]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?kick\.com/(?!(?:video|categories|search|auth)(?:[/?#]|$))(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://kick.com/yuppy',
         'info_dict': {