diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py b/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
index a372f3dd01c..e16e366cb02 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
     'compiler.name',
     'compiler.version',
     'architecture'
+    # tokens from old-style format strings
+    'package',
+    'compilername',
+    'compilerver',
 )