diff --git a/com/win32com/client/build.py b/com/win32com/client/build.py
index 4b7628438e..b4c5e75699 100644
--- a/com/win32com/client/build.py
+++ b/com/win32com/client/build.py
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ def MakePublicAttributeName(className, is_global=False):
         if ret == className:  # didn't change - force all uppercase.
             ret = ret.upper()
         return ret
+    elif className.isidentifier():
+        # some COM objects have identifiers with national characters
+        return className
     # Strip non printable chars
     return "".join([char for char in className if char in valid_identifier_chars])