diff --git a/audio/caps/caps.SlackBuild b/audio/caps/caps.SlackBuild
index 3b0c9b89a8..d3a701b1a4 100644
--- a/audio/caps/caps.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/caps/caps.SlackBuild
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if [ "${DOCS:-yes}" = "yes" ] && [ -e "$DOCFILE" ]; then
   ( cd $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
     tar xvf "$DOCFILE" --no-same-owner
     mv $PRGNAM-doc-unofficial_$DOCVER html
-    chown root.root html/*
+    chown root:root html/*
     chmod 644 html/*
   )
 fi