diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a7b619a0..413a6d81 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+bash (5.1-6ubuntu2) kinetic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Correct the bash(1) man-page to note that --rcfile does not prevent the
+    execution of the system-wide /etc/bash.bashrc file (LP: #1097467)
+
+ -- Dave Jones <dave.jones@canonical.com>  Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:21:42 +0100
+
 bash (5.1-6ubuntu1) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * Merge with Debian; remaining changes:
diff --git a/debian/patches/fix-rcfile-man.diff b/debian/patches/fix-rcfile-man.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98d275f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/fix-rcfile-man.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--- a/doc/bash.1
++++ b/doc/bash.1
+@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ Display a usage message on standard outp
+ .PD
+ Execute commands from
+ .I file
+-instead of the system wide initialization file
+-.I /etc/bash.bashrc
+-and the standard personal initialization file
++instead of the standard personal initialization file
+ .I ~/.bashrc
+ if the shell is interactive (see
+ .SM
+ .B INVOCATION
+-below).
++below). Note that the system wide initialization file
++.I /etc/bash.bashrc
++is still executed.
+ .TP
+ .B \-\-login
+ Equivalent to \fB\-l\fP.
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 5c9b77c0..4875f874 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ use-system-texi2html.diff
 bzero.diff
 man-macro-warnings.diff
 man-vx-opts.diff
+fix-rcfile-man.diff