diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 71328e528..3c5a922ee 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2006-07-25  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Mime/Makefile.am: Add WinMime.py
+	* src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py: fix born_str typo (bug #266)
 
 2006-07-25  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Merge/_MergePerson.py: Use new child_ref API.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py b/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py
index 831d68bc0..d50887fb6 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ def born_str(database,person,person_name=None,empty_date="",empty_place=""):
 
     if bdate:
         if bdate_mod:
-            if dplace:
+            if bplace:
                 text = born_modified_date_with_place[name_index][gender] % value_map
             else:
                 text = born_modified_date_no_place[name_index][gender] % value_map