diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eefb6e85..738575dc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ byobu (5.30) unreleased; urgency=low
     - fix lintian info messages
   * NEWS:
     - point to byobu.co in NEWS file
+  * usr/bin/byobu-select-profile:
+    - find a suitable hash sum utility (fixes Mac OS X)
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:18:01 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile b/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
index ba4a19d9..b1661f10 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ COLORS="default_light \
 	yellow \
 	brown"
 
+# Find a hash utility
+for i in md5sum md5 sha512sum sha256sum sha1sum shasum shasum5.12 shasum5.10; do
+	if $BYOBU_TEST $i >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		HASH="$i"
+		break
+	fi
+done
+
 usage () {
     cat <<EOT
 Usage: $0 [(-l|--list)][(-h|--help)]
@@ -225,7 +233,7 @@ else
 				break
 			;;
 			-h|--hostname)
-				color=$(hostname | md5sum | head -c 6)
+				color=$(hostname | $HASH | head -c 6)
 				setcolor_tmux "$color"
 				shift
 				break
@@ -233,13 +241,13 @@ else
 			-i|--ip)
 				[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc" ] && . "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc"
 				. $BYOBU_PREFIX/lib/$PKG/ip_address
-				color=$(__ip_address t| md5sum | head -c 6)
+				color=$(__ip_address t| $HASH | head -c 6)
 				setcolor_tmux "$color"
 				shift
 				break
 			;;
 			-r|--random)
-				color=$(head -c 10 /dev/urandom | md5sum | head -c 6)
+				color=$(head -c 10 /dev/urandom | $HASH | head -c 6)
 				setcolor_tmux "$color"
 				shift
 				break