diff --git a/meta-filesystems/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-support/gpiod-sysfs-proxy/gpiod-sysfs-proxy_0.1.2.bb b/meta-filesystems/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-support/gpiod-sysfs-proxy/gpiod-sysfs-proxy_0.1.2.bb
index fef2589106cd..13e4e680fb6d 100644
--- a/meta-filesystems/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-support/gpiod-sysfs-proxy/gpiod-sysfs-proxy_0.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-filesystems/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-support/gpiod-sysfs-proxy/gpiod-sysfs-proxy_0.1.2.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4bdd4b8a7042f63a40507ae0f16b360011e67cbb2f0276289636487a54
 # non-standard behavior so make sure the user actually wants it.
 PACKAGECONFIG[sys-class-mount] = ""
 
-export MOUNTPOINT="${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'sys-class-mount', '\/sys\/class\/gpio', '\/run\/gpio', d)}"
+export MOUNTPOINT="${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'sys-class-mount', '/sys/class/gpio', '/run/gpio', d)}"
 
 do_install:append() {
     if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then