diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index 018fc7a..e89da65 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ fi
 
 # work around bug introduced in gdm 3.0/fedora 15 that some users
 # have been dragging along from release to release
-chown gdm.gdm -R /var/lib/gdm/.local /var/lib/gdm/.local/share || :
+chown gdm:gdm -R /var/lib/gdm/.local /var/lib/gdm/.local/share || :
 
 %preun
 %systemd_preun gdm.service