diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 9b8d68ff8..bca0c41c4 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2002-12-19  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* screen.c (chdir_other_panel): Use do_panel_cd() on the
+	opposite panel instead of changing the current panel twice.
+
 	* main.c (make_panels_dirty): Preserve the cursor position.
 
 2002-12-18  Tomas Styblo  <tripie@cpan.org>
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index c6dabd877..0c8bba624 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -1993,9 +1993,7 @@ chdir_other_panel (WPanel *panel)
 	set_display_type (get_other_index (), view_listing);
     }
 
-    change_panel ();
-    do_cd (panel->cwd, cd_exact);
-    change_panel ();
+    do_panel_cd (opanel, cpanel->cwd, cd_exact);
 
     /* try to select current filename on the other panel */
     if (!panel->is_panelized) {