diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 92ad1f4453..5e5070abdd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) file_has_main_fn(file &ast.File) bool {
 }
 
 fn (mut c Checker) check_valid_snake_case(name string, identifier string, pos token.Position) {
-	if !c.pref.is_vweb && name.len > 0 && (name[0] == `_` || name.contains('._')) {
+	if !c.pref.is_vweb && !c.pref.translated && name.len > 0
+		&& (name[0] == `_` || name.contains('._')) {
 		c.error('$identifier `$name` cannot start with `_`', pos)
 	}
 	if !c.pref.experimental && !c.pref.translated && util.contains_capital(name) {