diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 784a623cf..a39678acb 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func NewFSObjectLayer(fsPath string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
 		} else {
 			username = "<your-username>"
 		}
-		hint := fmt.Sprintf("Use 'sudo chown %s %s && sudo chmod u+rxw %s' to provide sufficient permissions.", username, fsPath, fsPath)
+		hint := fmt.Sprintf("Use 'sudo chown -R %s %s && sudo chmod u+rxw %s' to provide sufficient permissions.", username, fsPath, fsPath)
 		return nil, config.ErrUnableToWriteInBackend(err).Hint(hint)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
index d4404c7b7..7a8a5d01c 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ func registerStorageRESTHandlers(router *mux.Router, endpointZones EndpointZones
 				} else {
 					username = "<your-username>"
 				}
-				hint := fmt.Sprintf("Run the following command to add the convenient permissions: `sudo chown %s %s && sudo chmod u+rxw %s`", username, endpoint.Path, endpoint.Path)
+				hint := fmt.Sprintf("Run the following command to add the convenient permissions: `sudo chown -R %s %s && sudo chmod u+rxw %s`", username, endpoint.Path, endpoint.Path)
 				logger.Fatal(config.ErrUnableToWriteInBackend(err).Hint(hint), "Unable to initialize posix backend")
 			}