diff --git a/scripts/category.sh b/scripts/category.sh
index 0cc6f98f5..d8642173a 100755
--- a/scripts/category.sh
+++ b/scripts/category.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-make "${1#-}"."--category-$2"
+# Cookbook accept "." as replacement to "/"
+make "${1#-}"."--category-${2//\//.}"
diff --git a/src/bin/repo.rs b/src/bin/repo.rs
index 84fa49656..02eb8602f 100644
--- a/src/bin/repo.rs
+++ b/src/bin/repo.rs
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ fn parse_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(CliConfig, CliCommand, Vec<CookRecip
                 }
             } else if arg.starts_with("--category-") {
                 // to workaround make command limit we provide this option
-                config.category = Some(PathBuf::from(arg[("--category-").len()..].to_owned()));
+                config.category = Some(PathBuf::from(
+                    arg[("--category-").len()..].replace('.', "/").to_owned(),
+                ));
             } else {
                 match arg.as_str() {
                     "--repo-binary" => override_filesystem_repo_binary = true,