diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 741cc50d5..32c01a1b6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ grub2 (2.00-13) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Backport from upstream:
     - Fix booting FreeBSD >= 9.1 amd64 kernels (closes: #699002).
+  * Stop using the /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
+    alternative as the fallback background if GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR is "Ubuntu".
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:08:07 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/grub.d/05_debian_theme b/debian/grub.d/05_debian_theme
index 95d7aa641..e97783554 100755
--- a/debian/grub.d/05_debian_theme
+++ b/debian/grub.d/05_debian_theme
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ if set_background_image "${WALLPAPER}" "${COLOR_NORMAL}" "${COLOR_HIGHLIGHT}"; t
 fi
 
 # If we haven't found a background image yet, use the default from desktop-base.
-if set_background_image "/usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png"; then
+if [ "$GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR" != Ubuntu ] && \
+   set_background_image "/usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png"; then
 	exit 0
 fi