diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index f00472f181d8e..3ccd18f8ac650 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -2451,6 +2451,19 @@ pub fn parse_externs(
             Some((opts, name)) => (Some(opts), name.to_string()),
         };
 
+        if !crate::utils::is_ascii_ident(&name) {
+            let mut error = handler.early_struct_error(format!(
+                "crate name `{name}` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier"
+            ));
+            let adjusted_name = name.replace("-", "_");
+            if crate::utils::is_ascii_ident(&adjusted_name) {
+                error.help(format!(
+                    "consider replacing the dashes with underscores: `{adjusted_name}`"
+                ));
+            }
+            error.emit();
+        }
+
         let path = path.map(|p| CanonicalizedPath::new(p));
 
         let entry = externs.entry(name.to_owned());
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
index 086ce4e69646a..889d7e730108f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
@@ -1710,6 +1710,15 @@ impl EarlyErrorHandler {
         self.handler.struct_fatal(msg).emit()
     }
 
+    #[allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)]
+    #[allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
+    pub(crate) fn early_struct_error(
+        &self,
+        msg: impl Into<DiagnosticMessage>,
+    ) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'_, !> {
+        self.handler.struct_fatal(msg)
+    }
+
     #[allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)]
     #[allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
     pub fn early_warn(&self, msg: impl Into<DiagnosticMessage>) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
index f76c69af526e9..aea7c6c284286 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
@@ -158,3 +158,12 @@ pub fn extra_compiler_flags() -> Option<(Vec<String>, bool)> {
 
     if !result.is_empty() { Some((result, excluded_cargo_defaults)) } else { None }
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_ascii_ident(string: &str) -> bool {
+    let mut chars = string.chars();
+    if let Some(start) = chars.next() && (start.is_ascii_alphabetic() || start == '_') {
+        chars.all(|char| char.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || char == '_')
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-make/incr-foreign-head-span/Makefile b/tests/run-make/incr-foreign-head-span/Makefile
index 9d6102cdd72dc..9be4b0f601c30 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/incr-foreign-head-span/Makefile
+++ b/tests/run-make/incr-foreign-head-span/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ INCR=$(TMPDIR)/incr
 all:
 	cp first_crate.rs second_crate.rs $(TMPDIR)
 	$(RUSTC) $(TMPDIR)/first_crate.rs  -C incremental=$(INCR) --target $(TARGET) --crate-type lib
-	$(RUSTC) $(TMPDIR)/second_crate.rs -C incremental=$(INCR) --target $(TARGET)  --extern first-crate=$(TMPDIR) --crate-type lib
+	$(RUSTC) $(TMPDIR)/second_crate.rs -C incremental=$(INCR) --target $(TARGET)  --extern first_crate=$(TMPDIR)/libfirst_crate.rlib --crate-type lib
 	rm $(TMPDIR)/first_crate.rs
 	$(RUSTC) $(TMPDIR)/second_crate.rs  -C incremental=$(INCR) --target $(TARGET) --cfg second_run --crate-type lib
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.rs b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7f351e48b6fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// compile-flags: --extern=my-awesome-library=libawesome.rlib
+// error-pattern: crate name `my-awesome-library` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+// error-pattern: consider replacing the dashes with underscores: `my_awesome_library`
+
+// In a sense, this is a regression test for issue #113035. We no longer suggest
+// `pub use my-awesome-library::*;` (sic!) as we outright ban this crate name.
+
+pub use my_awesome_library::*;
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.stderr b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5da1c4bb20a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-dashed.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+error: crate name `my-awesome-library` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+  |
+  = help: consider replacing the dashes with underscores: `my_awesome_library`
+
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.rs b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4bf8baad5867f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// compile-flags: --extern čɍαţē=libnon_ascii.rlib
+// error-pattern: crate name `čɍαţē` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+
+pub use my_awesome_library::*;
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.stderr b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b38dcd01e0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name-non-ascii.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+error: crate name `čɍαţē` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.rs b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a26b5dd4635ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// compile-flags: --extern=?#1%$
+// error-pattern: crate name `?#1%$` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.stderr b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e2f83160db904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern-flag/invalid-crate-name.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+error: crate name `?#1%$` passed to `--extern` is not a valid ASCII identifier
+
diff --git a/tests/ui/rust-2018/trait-import-suggestions.rs b/tests/ui/rust-2018/trait-import-suggestions.rs
index 9c67c3f4b4b2e..900b3d09334d0 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rust-2018/trait-import-suggestions.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/rust-2018/trait-import-suggestions.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // edition:2018
 // aux-build:trait-import-suggestions.rs
-// compile-flags:--extern trait-import-suggestions
+// compile-flags:--extern trait_import_suggestions
 
 mod foo {
     mod foobar {