diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 40953a63..145fd9c8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ byobu (5.78) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - Enable Ubuntu-themed dircolors on Ubuntu systems
   * usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in:
     - ensure that windows.tmux exists;  fixes warning with F5
+  * usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in: LP: #1311177
+    - revert r2317 as this is breaking ctrl-a in byobu-screen in a bad way
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:42:10 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
index 557406fe..809ebec0 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ case "$bind_to" in
 				$BYOBU_SED -i -e "/^register x /d" -e "/^bindkey \"^\"/d" -e "/^escape /d" "$keybindings"
 				echo "escape \"^${KEY}${key}\"" >> "$keybindings"
 				echo "register x \"^${KEY}\"" >> "$keybindings"
-				echo "bindkey \"^${KEY}\" eval \"process x\"" >> "$keybindings"
+				echo "bindkey \"^${KEY}\" >> "$keybindings"
 				$BYOBU_BACKEND -X at 0 source "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
 			;;
 			tmux)