diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 1d26c2a499..31a2536d4e 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		fi
  
 		mkdir -p /opt/freeswitch
-		chown -R freeswitch:daemon /opt/freeswitch
-		chmod -R o-rwx /opt/freeswitch
+		chown -R freeswitch:daemon /opt/freeswitch/
+		chmod -R o-rwx /opt/freeswitch/
 
     ;;