diff --git a/pkg/model/gcemodel/context.go b/pkg/model/gcemodel/context.go
index 03b052689f..555bf84cfb 100644
--- a/pkg/model/gcemodel/context.go
+++ b/pkg/model/gcemodel/context.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *GCEModelContext) NameForTargetPool(id string) string {
 }
 
 func (c *GCEModelContext) NameForHealthCheck(id string) string {
-	return c.SafeObjectName(id)
+	return c.SafeSuffixedObjectName(id)
 }
 
 func (c *GCEModelContext) NameForBackendService(id string) string {