diff --git a/IkiWiki/UserInfo.pm b/IkiWiki/UserInfo.pm
index 2ffc51c55..a0b1327b4 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/UserInfo.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/UserInfo.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sub userinfo_store ($) { #{{{
 	
 	my $newfile="$config{wikistatedir}/userdb.new";
 	my $oldmask=umask(077);
-	my $ret=Storable::lock_store($userinfo, $newfile);
+	my $ret=Storable::lock_nstore($userinfo, $newfile);
 	umask($oldmask);
 	if (defined $ret && $ret) {
 		if (! rename($newfile, "$config{wikistatedir}/userdb")) {
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6dd215f2c..5909f237e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ ikiwiki (2.41) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Fixes previewing of tables when creating a new page.
   * German translation update. Closes: #471540
   * Time::Duration is no longer used, remove from docs and recommends.
+  * Store userinfo in network byte order for easy portability.
+    (Old files will be automatically converted.)
 
  -- martin f. krafft <madduck@debian.org>  Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:46:38 +0100