diff --git a/install_opendkim.sh b/install_opendkim.sh
index 170d378..979f4a2 100755
--- a/install_opendkim.sh
+++ b/install_opendkim.sh
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ if grep -q -E "^\s*SOCKET" /etc/default/opendkim 2>/dev/null ; then
    fi
 else
    cat <<EOF >>/etc/default/opendkim 2> $log_file
-SOCKET=.*$/SOCKET="local:$opendkim_socket_file"
+SOCKET="local:$opendkim_socket_file"
 EOF
    opendkim_needs_restart=true
    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then