diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.94.0.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.94.0.bb
index 62f42975af..d50959d73c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.94.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.94.0.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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"