diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
index 5c8174550..27ae33777 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ sub process_actions3 () {
 	    my $xchainref = new_chain 'filter' , "$chainref->{name}%";
 	    log_rule_limit $level, $xchainref, $tag[0], 'DROP', '', '', 'add', '';
 	    add_rule $xchainref, '-j DROP';
-	    add_rule $chainref,  "-m recent --name $set --update --seconds $tag[2] --hitcount $count -j $chainref->{name}%";
+	    add_rule $chainref,  "-m recent --name $set --update --seconds $tag[2] --hitcount $count -j $xchainref->{name}";
 	} else {
 	    add_rule $chainref, "-m recent --update --name $set --seconds $tag[2] --hitcount $count -j DROP";
 	}