diff --git a/BuildLiveCD b/BuildLiveCD
index 70a00a72..d4e7b5b2 100755
--- a/BuildLiveCD
+++ b/BuildLiveCD
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 ARCH=$(dpkg --print-installation-architecture)
 SUBARCH=""
 SUBARCHARG=""
-DEFAULTSUITE="jaunty"
+DEFAULTSUITE="karmic"
 NEWSUITE=""
 SUITES=""
 PROPOSED=""
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6c884495..c4018433 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 livecd-rootfs (0.81) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * ia64 uses -ia64-generic kernels across the board now.
+  * BuildLiveCD: default to karmic.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:23:55 +0100