diff --git a/recipes/other/myfiles/recipe.toml b/recipes/other/myfiles/recipe.toml
index 201335c75..3cb6ba09a 100644
--- a/recipes/other/myfiles/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/other/myfiles/recipe.toml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 template = "custom"
 script = """
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user"
-cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/*" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user"
 """