diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6ffe5124..31102d0a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (5.39) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/bin/byobu:
+    - fix minor syntax error
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:31 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index 2e9e2205..f5bacb74 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ if [ "$#" = "1" ]; then
 			echo "$PKG version $VERSION"
 			if $BYOBU_TEST bash >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 				# Check ulimits
-				local u
 				u=$(bash -c "ulimit -n")
 				[ "$u" = "unlimited" ] || [ $u -ge 15 ] || echo "WARNING: ulimit -n is too low" 1>&2
 				u=$(bash -c "ulimit -u")