diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ba81894e..a5527bc1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ shadow (1:4.0.18.1-12) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       page. Thanks to Nicolas Aupetit. Closes: #439090
   * Debian packaging fixes:
     - Fix typos in useradd default file. Thanks to Justin Pryzby.
+    - Fix typos in cppw.8. Thanks to Justin Pryzby. Closes: #447757
 
  -- Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>  Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:56:57 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/cppw.8 b/debian/cppw.8
index a768e59f..6a9cc6fc 100644
--- a/debian/cppw.8
+++ b/debian/cppw.8
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cppw, cpgr \- copy with locking the given file to the password or group file
 .BR cppw " and " cpgr
 will copy, with locking, the given file to
 .IR /etc/passwd " and " /etc/group ", respectively."
-With the \fB\-s\fR flag, they will edit the shadow versions of those files,
+With the \fB\-s\fR flag, they will copy the shadow versions of those files,
 .IR /etc/shadow " and " /etc/gshadow ", respectively."
 
 With the \fB\-h\fR flag, the commands display a short help message and exit