diff --git a/backportpackage b/backportpackage
index c6ecb5f..45fc0cc 100755
--- a/backportpackage
+++ b/backportpackage
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def parse(args):
                       dest='keyid',
                       help="Specify the key ID to be used for signing.")
     parser.add_option('--dont-sign',
-                      dest='key', action='store_false',
+                      dest='keyid', action='store_false',
                       help='Do not sign the upload.')
     parser.add_option('-y', '--yes',
                       dest='prompt',
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1d33064..93a51aa 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.149) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * ubuntutools.config: decode developer names with the current locale's
     encoding and add corresponding test; fixes handling of non-ascii names.
 
- -- Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 06 May 2013 09:43:02 -0400
+  [ Adam Gandelman ]
+  * backportpackage: Fix destination for --dont-sign option. (LP: #1183985)
+
+ -- Adam Gandelman <adamg@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:08 -0700
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.148) unstable; urgency=low