diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7422f1db..b4554bf7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (5.37) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/distro:
+    - must escape whitespace
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:10:29 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/distro b/usr/lib/byobu/distro
index 92e51ecb..db2cef3e 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/distro
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/distro
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __distro() {
 			Debian*)
 				DISTRO="Debian"
 			;;
-			Red Hat Enterprise*)
+			Red\ Hat\ Enterprise*)
 				DISTRO="RHEL"
 			;;
 			*)