diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d29ccbc0..bb816848 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (5.16) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/updates_available: LP: #942469
+    - fix regression clearing updates_available status
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:01:55 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
index adcaa1de..e3a650dc 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ ___print_updates() {
 				printf "$ICON_UPDATES"
 			fi
 			color --
+		elif [ "$u" = "0" ]; then
+			# Clear out byobu's status cache
+			rm -f "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status.$BYOBU_BACKEND/updates_available*"
 		fi
 	fi
 }