diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ea44b254..30b3af99 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ shadow (1:4.2-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Fix some typos and errors in German translation of manpages.
     Done as an upstream patch, as of now and will be part of 4.2.1
     Closes: #734609
+  * Fix a typo in su manpage.
+    Done as an upstream patch, as of now and will be part of 4.2.1
+    Closes: #730692
 
   [ Laurent Bigonville ]
   * Move pam_selinux open call higher in the session stack. Closes: #747313
diff --git a/debian/patches/1020_fix-typo-manpage b/debian/patches/1020_fix-typo-manpage
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b2af53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/1020_fix-typo-manpage
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: git/man/su.1.xml
+===================================================================
+--- git.orig/man/su.1.xml
++++ git/man/su.1.xml
+@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
+ 	  </para>
+ 	  <para>
+ 	    The executed command will have no controlling terminal. This
+-	    option cannot be used to execute interractive programs which
++	    option cannot be used to execute interactive programs which
+ 	    need a controlling TTY.
+ 	    <!-- This avoids TTY hijacking when su is used to lower
+ 	         privileges -->
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 492e29bd..aa1672cb 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #900_testsuite_groupmems
 #901_testsuite_gcov
 
+1020_fix-typo-manpage
 503_shadowconfig.8
 008_login_log_failure_in_FTMP
 429_login_FAILLOG_ENAB