diff --git a/development/openjdk8/openjdk8.SlackBuild b/development/openjdk8/openjdk8.SlackBuild
index 9a739b22a3..101b2a1901 100644
--- a/development/openjdk8/openjdk8.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/openjdk8/openjdk8.SlackBuild
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ mkdir -p usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}
 cd usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}
 cp -av $BUILD_DIR/icedtea-build/openjdk.build/images/j2sdk-image/ $PRGNAM
 
-chown -R root.root $PKG
+chown -R root:root $PKG
 find -L . \
    \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
    -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \