diff --git a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
index 416dc37f5..73c3f59eb 100644
--- a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
+++ b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
 
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets import ui
-from beets.util import mkdirall, normpath, syspath, bytestring_path
+from beets.util import mkdirall, normpath, sanitize_path, syspath, bytestring_path
 from beets.library import Item, Album, parse_query_string
 from beets.dbcore import OrQuery
 from beets.dbcore.query import MultipleSort, ParsingError
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             # As we allow tags in the m3u names, we'll need to iterate through
             # the items and generate the correct m3u file names.
             for item in items:
-                m3u_name = item.evaluate_template(name, True)
+                m3u_name = sanitize_path(item.evaluate_template(name, True), lib.replacements)
                 if m3u_name not in m3us:
                     m3us[m3u_name] = []
                 item_path = item.path