diff --git a/freeradius-server.changes b/freeradius-server.changes
index 726d196..864d227 100644
--- a/freeradius-server.changes
+++ b/freeradius-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 29 08:57:18 UTC 2022 - Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>
+
+- use chown with colon instead dot in radiusd.service
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 21 00:49:49 UTC 2022 - William Brown <william.brown@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/radiusd.service b/radiusd.service
index 0f1c13d..4073ae8 100644
--- a/radiusd.service
+++ b/radiusd.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid
-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -R radiusd.radiusd /run/radiusd /var/log/radius
+ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -R radiusd:radiusd /run/radiusd /var/log/radius
 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/radiusd -C
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/radiusd -d /etc/raddb
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/radiusd -C