diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9d7928d34..e6ba2ed31 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+20100618
+ - (djm) [contrib/ssh-copy-id] Update key file explicitly under ~
+   rather than assuming that $CWD == $HOME. bz#1500, patch from
+   timothy AT gelter.com
+
 20100617
  - (tim) [contrib/cygwin/README] Remove a reference to the obsolete
    minires-devel package, and to add the reference to the libedit-devel
diff --git a/contrib/ssh-copy-id b/contrib/ssh-copy-id
index 65c0a8cd8..4c5493bd0 100644
--- a/contrib/ssh-copy-id
+++ b/contrib/ssh-copy-id
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ if [ "$#" -lt 1 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-{ eval "$GET_ID" ; } | ssh $1 "umask 077; test -d .ssh || mkdir .ssh ; cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys" || exit 1
+{ eval "$GET_ID" ; } | ssh $1 "umask 077; test -d ~/.ssh || mkdir ~/.ssh ; cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys" || exit 1
 
 cat <<EOF
 Now try logging into the machine, with "ssh '$1'", and check in:
 
-  .ssh/authorized_keys
+  ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 to make sure we haven't added extra keys that you weren't expecting.
 
 EOF
+