diff --git a/byobu b/byobu
index e35e8650..811608ad 100755
--- a/byobu
+++ b/byobu
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 byobu-janitor --force
 
 # Set window title until https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338722 is fixed in screen
-echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@$(hostname) - ${PKG}\007"
+printf "\033]0;${USER}@$(hostname) - ${PKG}\007"
 
 # Launch motd+shell, unless the user has default windows set to launch
 [ -n "$SHELL" ] || SHELL="/bin/sh"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 259f0008..0ca30ad5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 byobu (2.28) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * Fix bashism in byobu script (LP: #418273)
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:32:52 -0500
+ -- Daniel Hahler <ubuntu@thequod.de>  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:10:46 +0200
 
 byobu (2.27-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low