diff --git a/src/modules/users/Config.cpp b/src/modules/users/Config.cpp
index 72d765f4b..8c7316efd 100644
--- a/src/modules/users/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/users/Config.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Config::hostnameStatus() const
 static QString
 cleanupForHostname( const QString& s )
 {
-    QRegExp dmirx( "[^a-zA-Z0-9]", Qt::CaseInsensitive );
+    QRegExp dmirx( "(^Apple|\\(.*\\)|[^a-zA-Z0-9])", Qt::CaseInsensitive );
     return s.toLower().replace( dmirx, " " ).remove( ' ' );
 }