diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 21685ba4d3..7b7ff55ae1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ git-annex (0.08) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Only use cp -a if it is supported, falling back to cp -p or plain cp
     as needed for portability.
   * cp --reflink=auto is used if supported, and will make git annex unlock
-    much faster on filesystems like btrfs that support copy of write.
+    much faster on filesystems like btrfs that support copy on write.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:54:49 -0400