diff --git a/contrib/update-itar.sh b/contrib/update-itar.sh
index ebe86de21..6d1b48847 100755
--- a/contrib/update-itar.sh
+++ b/contrib/update-itar.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $pgp_cmd --no-default-keyring --keyring $pgp_keyring_file \
 
 # check for differences
 val=1
-if diff "$ub_ta_file" $tmpf; then
+if diff "$ub_ta_file" $tmpf 2>/dev/null ; then
 	# echo "The interim trust anchor repository did not change."
 	:
 else
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 5421ee8cc..0915e58e6 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+16 March 2009: Wouter
+	- fixup diff error printout in contrib/update-itar.sh.
+
 13 March 2009: Wouter
 	- doxygen and lex/yacc on linux.
 	- strip update-anchor on makedist -w.