diff --git a/Shorewall/Actions/action.dropNotSyn b/Shorewall/Actions/action.dropNotSyn
index 0b5007009..8516623fd 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Actions/action.dropNotSyn
+++ b/Shorewall/Actions/action.dropNotSyn
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ DEFAULTS -
 ?if passed(@1)
     ?if @1 eq 'audit'
         ?require AUDIT_TARGET
-	A_DROP ;; -p 6 ! --syn
+	A_DROP {proto=6!syn}
     ?else
         ?error "Invalid argument (@1) to dropNotSyn"
     ?endif
 ?else
-    DROP ;; -p 6 ! --syn
+    DROP {proto=6!syn}
 ?endif
diff --git a/Shorewall/Actions/action.rejNotSyn b/Shorewall/Actions/action.rejNotSyn
index 9e01e5654..7bfe0f692 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Actions/action.rejNotSyn
+++ b/Shorewall/Actions/action.rejNotSyn
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DEFAULTS -
 ?if passed(@1)
     ?if @1 eq 'audit'
         ?require AUDIT_TARGET
-	A_REJECT ;; -p 6 ! --syn
+	A_REJECT {proto=6:!syn}
     ?else
         ?error "Invalid argument (@1) to rejNotSyn"
     ?endif