diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c8522da6..fb88bd83 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	Simon Brandmair
 	* src/usermod.c: Clarify the online help of usermod for "-a"
 	Imported from Debian's patch 402-clarify_usermod_usage
+	* man/shadow.5.xml: fix spelling error. Imported from Debian's
+	patch 433_shadow.5-typo_312430
 
 2007-10-27  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
diff --git a/man/shadow.5.xml b/man/shadow.5.xml
index 4ee426c2..5fcee276 100644
--- a/man/shadow.5.xml
+++ b/man/shadow.5.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     <para>
       The password field must be filled. The encrypted password consists of
-      13 to 24 characters from the 64 characters alphabet a thru z, A thru
+      13 to 24 characters from the 64 character alphabet a thru z, A thru
       Z, 0 thru 9, \. and /. Optionally it can start with a "$" character.
       This means the encrypted password was generated using another (not
       DES) algorithm. For example if it starts with "$1$" it means the