diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.5.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.5.bb
index 9f80176ee1..a1f2c45c69 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.5.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit update-alternatives
 
-ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "lsof"
+ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "lsof"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[lsof] = "${sbindir}/lsof"
 # Make our priority higher than busybox
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"