diff --git a/build/parsePreamble.c b/build/parsePreamble.c
index 86fbb08..c4145d2 100644
--- a/build/parsePreamble.c
+++ b/build/parsePreamble.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static rpmRC handlePreambleTag(rpmSpec spec, Package pkg, rpmTagVal tag,
     case RPMTAG_VERSION:
     case RPMTAG_RELEASE:
 	SINGLE_TOKEN_ONLY;
-	if (rpmCharCheck(spec, field, "._+%{}~"))
+	if (rpmCharCheck(spec, field, WHITELIST_VERREL))
 	   goto exit;
 	headerPutString(pkg->header, tag, field);
 	break;
diff --git a/build/parseReqs.c b/build/parseReqs.c
index 705d4cb..ea46331 100644
--- a/build/parseReqs.c
+++ b/build/parseReqs.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static rpmRC checkDep(rpmSpec spec, char *N, char *EVR, char **emsg)
             rasprintf(emsg, _("Versioned file name not permitted"));
             return RPMRC_FAIL;
         }
-        if (rpmCharCheck(spec, EVR, ".-_+:%{}~"))
+        if (rpmCharCheck(spec, EVR, WHITELIST_EVR))
             return RPMRC_FAIL;
 	if (checkSep(EVR, '-', emsg) != RPMRC_OK ||
 	    checkSep(EVR, ':', emsg) != RPMRC_OK ||
diff --git a/build/rpmbuild_internal.h b/build/rpmbuild_internal.h
index cc9de88..c76de7c 100644
--- a/build/rpmbuild_internal.h
+++ b/build/rpmbuild_internal.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #undef HTDATATYPE
 
 #define WHITELIST_NAME ".-_+%{}"
+#define WHITELIST_VERREL "._+%{}~"
+#define WHITELIST_EVR WHITELIST_VERREL "-:"
 
 struct TriggerFileEntry {
     int index;