diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7dc2082a0db3508fe7ce78f99178cfb020b4da09..6b8ca89c496d787eb066e7beab5b775174926092 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-defaults (2.6.5-14) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * dh_python2: typo in --help output fixed (thanks to Adam D. Barratt)
+
+ -- Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org>  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:53:47 +0200
+
 python-defaults (2.6.5-13) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Scott Kitterman ]
diff --git a/dh_python2 b/dh_python2
index faa9e5db863c6b3a521886ec55554bd33c85a4f1..d7914f34eff1843f8d988e8facc3555a4f91b4b5 100755
--- a/dh_python2
+++ b/dh_python2
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def main():
         dest='skip_private', default=False,
         help='don\'t check private directories')
     parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', dest='verbose',
-        default=False, help='turn verbose mode one')
+        default=False, help='turn verbose mode on')
     # arch=False->arch:all only, arch=True->arch:any only, None->all of them
     parser.add_option('-i', '--indep', action='store_false',
         dest='arch', default=None,
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def main():
         help='specify list of supported Python versions. ' +\
              'See pycompile(1) for examples')
     parser.add_option('-X', '--exclude', action='append', dest='regexpr',
-        help='exclude items that match given REGEXPR. You may use this option'
+        help='exclude items that match given REGEXPR. You may use this option '
              'multiple times to build up a list of things to exclude.')
     parser.add_option('--depends', action='append', dest='depends',
         help='translate given requirements into Debian dependencies '
diff --git a/dh_python2.1 b/dh_python2.1
index f9169b8ea083723f2f8a266beb9ff6b508fbc569..338e0b33e9783d46c92837f5b53688e827059474 100644
--- a/dh_python2.1
+++ b/dh_python2.1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ disable guessing dependencies
 don't check private directories
 .TP
 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
-turn verbose mode one
+turn verbose mode on
 .TP
 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-indep\fR
 act on architecture independent packages
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pycompile(1) for examples
 .TP
 \fB\-X\fR REGEXPR, \fB\-\-exclude\fR=\fIREGEXPR\fR
 exclude items that match given REGEXPR. You may use
-this optionmultiple times to build up a list of things
+this option multiple times to build up a list of things
 to exclude.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-depends\fR=\fIDEPENDS\fR