diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/diffutils/diffutils.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/diffutils/diffutils.inc
index c9e3130..194d6e5 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/diffutils/diffutils.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/diffutils/diffutils.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 inherit autotools texinfo update-alternatives gettext
 
-ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "diff cmp"
+ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "diff cmp"
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"