diff --git a/selinux/chcon.c b/selinux/chcon.c
index 92eb767..5bf9171 100644
--- a/selinux/chcon.c
+++ b/selinux/chcon.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 		fname[fname_len] = '\0';
 
 		if (recursive_action(fname,
-					((option_mask32 & OPT_RECURSIVE) ? ACTION_RECURSIVE : 0),
+					((option_mask32 & OPT_RECURSIVE) ? ACTION_RECURSE : 0),
 					change_filedir_context,
 					change_filedir_context,
 					NULL, 0) != TRUE)