diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c9b670f..41eea76 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.100) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/ubuntu-dev-tools.preinst:
     - It is no longer necessary to remove stale pycentral files.
 
- -- Luca Falavigna <dktrkranz@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 01 May 2010 14:48:37 +0200
+  [ Felix Geyer ]
+  * reverse-build-depends: Always display the correct default distribution
+    name in the usage text.
+
+ -- Michael Bienia <geser@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 02 May 2010 18:33:59 +0200
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.99) lucid; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/reverse-build-depends b/reverse-build-depends
index c0a1621..c5b17cf 100755
--- a/reverse-build-depends
+++ b/reverse-build-depends
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ use Pod::Usage;
 use Data::Dumper;
 my $progname = basename($0);
 my $version = '1.0';
+my $default_distribution = "maverick";
 my $dctrl = "/usr/bin/grep-dctrl";
 my $sources_path = "/var/lib/apt/lists/";
-my $source_pattern = ".*_dists_maverick_.*Sources\$";
+my $source_pattern = ".*_dists_${default_distribution}_.*Sources\$";
 my @source_files;
 my $sources_count=0;
 my $opt_debug;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ Options:
    -d, --debug                   Enable the debug mode
    -m, --print-maintainer        Print the maintainer information (experimental)
    --distribution distribution   Select a distribution to search for build-depends
-                                 (Default: karmic)
+                                 (Default: $default_distribution)
    --only-main                   Ignore universe and multiverse
 
 EOT