diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 16d43d59e..9e9d28ba6 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2130,3 +2130,4 @@ seen. gmtime warning still there
   same flag, new functions are VersionflagAdd and VersionflagDel they replace flag_add and
   flag_del
 - Fixed a local /kill bug during connection phase, reported by Gilou (#0000952).
+- Fixed ripemd-160 vs ripemd160 confusion, reported by thelight (#0000949).
diff --git a/src/auth.c b/src/auth.c
index cd8d11124..32fc73ece 100644
--- a/src/auth.c
+++ b/src/auth.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ anAuthStruct AuthTypes[] = {
 #endif
 #ifdef AUTHENABLE_RIPEMD160
 	{"ripemd160",	AUTHTYPE_RIPEMD160},
+	/* sure, this is ugly, but it's our fault. -- Syzop */
+	{"ripemd-160",	AUTHTYPE_RIPEMD160},
 #endif
 	{NULL,		0}
 };