diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e24f1f0a..8d44521e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 byobu (3.20) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/network: drop unnecessary unit=kbps
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:05:13 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index bf5c5195..413773f2 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ for i in up down; do
 				elif [ "$rate" -gt 1000 ]; then
 					rate=`echo "$rate" | awk '{printf "%.1f", $1/1000}'`
 					unit="Mbps"
-				else
-					unit="kbps"
 				fi
 			;;
 		esac