diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e1a3d3a9..c379cc632 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Summary
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  * Fix #1935: Remove truncated files from cache
- * Fix #1978: Do not return an error when the scanner is faster than backup
+ * Fix #1978: Do not return an error when the scanner is slower than backup
  * Enh #1766: Restore: suppress lchown errors when not running as root
  * Enh #1909: Reject files/dirs by name first
  * Enh #1940: Add directory filter to ls command
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Details
 
    https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/1935
 
- * Bugfix #1978: Do not return an error when the scanner is faster than backup
+ * Bugfix #1978: Do not return an error when the scanner is slower than backup
 
    When restic makes a backup, there's a background task called "scanner" which collects
    information on how many files and directories are to be saved, in order to display progress
diff --git a/changelog/0.9.3_2018-10-13/issue-1978 b/changelog/0.9.3_2018-10-13/issue-1978
index b3f5101ba..10cda710c 100644
--- a/changelog/0.9.3_2018-10-13/issue-1978
+++ b/changelog/0.9.3_2018-10-13/issue-1978
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Bugfix: Do not return an error when the scanner is faster than backup
+Bugfix: Do not return an error when the scanner is slower than backup
 
 When restic makes a backup, there's a background task called "scanner" which
 collects information on how many files and directories are to be saved, in