diff --git a/install_httpd-2.4.sh b/install_httpd-2.4.sh
index 1c1a9a7..c09b634 100755
--- a/install_httpd-2.4.sh
+++ b/install_httpd-2.4.sh
@@ -1264,9 +1264,9 @@ else
    fi
 
    echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   echo "chown -R root.root apr-$APR_VERSION" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "chown -R root:root apr-$APR_VERSION" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   chown -R root.root apr-$APR_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"apr-$APR_VERSION\" failed"
+   chown -R root:root apr-$APR_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"apr-$APR_VERSION\" failed"
 
    ## - build and install apr
    ## -
@@ -1421,9 +1421,9 @@ else
 
 
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   echo "chown -R root.root apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION"  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "chown -R root:root apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION"  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   chown -R root.root apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION\" failed."
+   chown -R root:root apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"apr-util-$APR_UTIL_VERSION\" failed."
 
    ## - build and install apr-util
    ## -
@@ -1582,9 +1582,9 @@ fi
 
 
 echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-echo "chown -R root.root httpd-$APACHE_VERSION" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+echo "chown -R root:root httpd-$APACHE_VERSION" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
 echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-chown -R root.root httpd-$APACHE_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"httpd-$APACHE_VERSION\" failed."
+chown -R root:root httpd-$APACHE_VERSION || fatal "Changing permissions of \"httpd-$APACHE_VERSION\" failed."
 
 
 if [ "httpd-$APACHE_VERSION" != "`basename $_builddir`" ]; then
@@ -3262,9 +3262,9 @@ if $WITH_MOD_FCGID ; then
    fi
 
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   echo "chown -R root.root mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION}" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "chown -R root:root mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION}" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   chown -R root.root mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION} || fatal "Changing permissions of \"mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION}\" failed"
+   chown -R root:root mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION} || fatal "Changing permissions of \"mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION}\" failed"
 
    echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo "## - Rename mod_fcgid-${MOD_FCGID_VERSION} to `basename $_builddir_fcgid` .." >> ${_logdir}/main.log
@@ -3447,9 +3447,9 @@ if $WITH_MOD_PERL ; then
    fi
 
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   echo "chown -R root.root mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION}" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
+   echo "chown -R root:root mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION}" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo ""  >> ${_logdir}/main.log
-   chown -R root.root mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION} || fatal "Changing permissions of \"mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION}\" failed"
+   chown -R root:root mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION} || fatal "Changing permissions of \"mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION}\" failed"
 
    echo "" >> ${_logdir}/main.log
    echo "## - Rename mod_perl-${MOD_PERL_VERSION} to `basename $_builddir_perl` .." >> ${_logdir}/main.log