diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/macosx10.14 b/sys/unix/hints/macosx10.14
index 6695acde5..c5ee80cbe 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/macosx10.14
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/macosx10.14
@@ -331,8 +331,10 @@ build_package_root:
 	mkdir -p PKGSCRIPTS
 	echo '#!/bin/sh'                              >  PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
 	echo dseditgroup -o create -r '"Games Group"' -s 3600 $(GAMEGRP) >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
-	echo $(CHOWN) -R $(GAMEUID) $(HACKDIR)        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
-	echo $(CHGRP) -R $(GAMEGRP) $(HACKDIR)        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
+	echo $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(HACKDIR)        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
+	echo $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(HACKDIR)/*        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
+	echo $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(HACKDIR)        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
+	echo $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(HACKDIR)/*        >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
 	echo $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(SHELLDIR)/nethack  >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
 	echo $(CHGRP) $(GAMEGRP) $(SHELLDIR)/nethack  >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall
 	echo $(CHOWN) $(GAMEUID) $(SHELLDIR)/recover  >> PKGSCRIPTS/postinstall