diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/findutils/findutils.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/findutils/findutils.inc
index 9aa7239..ea8a1b7 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/findutils/findutils.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/findutils/findutils.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 inherit autotools gettext texinfo update-alternatives
 
-ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "find xargs"
+ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "find xargs"
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"