diff --git a/bigint/src/biguint.rs b/bigint/src/biguint.rs
index f3a1c23..1c609c2 100644
--- a/bigint/src/biguint.rs
+++ b/bigint/src/biguint.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ impl Num for BigUint {
                 b'0'...b'9' => b - b'0',
                 b'a'...b'z' => b - b'a' + 10,
                 b'A'...b'Z' => b - b'A' + 10,
+                b'_' => continue,
                 _ => u8::MAX,
             };
             if d < radix as u8 {