diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aec1f29f..6c1431db 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (2.50) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * debian/rules: fix lintian warning about PWD
+  * usr/bin/byobu-export: silence cd -
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:13:20 +1300
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-export b/usr/bin/byobu-export
index 089f18a3..36777985 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-export
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-export
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ cp -a /usr/bin/$PKG-* "$DIR/.$PKG/usr/bin"
 cp /etc/$PKG/statusrc "$DIR/.$PKG/status"
 echo "source \$HOME/.$PKG/profile" > "$DIR/.screenrc"
 echo "source \$HOME/.$PKG/usr/share/$PKG/keybindings/common" > "$DIR/.$PKG/keybindings"
-ln -sf usr/share/$PKG/profiles/common profile; cd -
+ln -sf usr/share/$PKG/profiles/common profile; cd - >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 # Some gardening; update paths to be $HOME-based
 for i in $(ls /usr/bin/$PKG-* | grep -v "install"); do