diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3764e593..aa0e16e1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ byobu (4.38) unreleased; urgency=low
     - split the OS distribution name and version to two separate status
       items;  enable the version (but not the name) in the compact tmux
       status line
+  * usr/lib/byobu/raid:
+    - fix raid rebuild percentage formatting
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:46:58 -0400
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/raid b/usr/lib/byobu/raid
index 202c1fc3..841c1060 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/raid
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/raid
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ __raid() {
 			*\ blocks\ *\[*_*\]$)
 				[ -z "${msg}" ] && msg="RAID";;
 			*%*)
-				p="${line%%${PCT}*}${PCT}"; p=${p##* };
+				p="${line%%\%*}${PCT}"; p=${p##* };
 				[ -z "$msg" ] && msg="RAID"
 				msg="$msg,$p";;
 		esac