diff --git a/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild b/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
index 54a93e358b..49eeb729c4 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ python_install_all() {
 	newtmpfiles "${FILESDIR}/placement.tmpfile" placement.conf
 
 	dodir /var/log/placement
-	fperms placement:placement /var/log/placement
+	fowners placement:placement /var/log/placement
 	keepdir /var/log/placement
 }