diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6d769115..aec1f29f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 byobu (2.50) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * debian/rules: fix lintian warning about PWD
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:13:20 +1300
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 35952670..f82df523 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ get-orig-source:
 	# use tar instead
 	mkdir -p ../tmp
 	rm -rf ../tmp/*
-	cp -a ${PWD} ../tmp/${PKG}-${VER}
+	cp -a . ../tmp/${PKG}-${VER}
 	tar -C ../tmp --exclude .bzr --exclude debian -zcvf ../${PKG}_${VER}.orig.tar.gz ${PKG}-${VER}
 	rm -rf ../tmp
 	ls -halF ../${PKG}_${VER}.orig.tar.gz