diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index c5d145fa..0384080d 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         echo "    Please change ownership and permissions of the related files and start Lynis again."
         echo ""
         echo "Related commands:"
-        echo "chown root ${INCLUDEDIR}/*"
+        echo "chown root:root ${INCLUDEDIR}/*"
         echo "chmod 600 ${INCLUDEDIR}/*"
         echo ""; echo "";
         exit 1