diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e60c768..4ef2527 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ nagios-plugins (1.4.12-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * add warning and critical threshold to check_disk_smb_user command
     definition
   * fix check_http?_hostname* command definitions
+  * adjust 'check_ssh_4' command definition, it needs the v4 argument at first
+    (Closes #500774).
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:40:12 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/pluginconfig/ssh.cfg b/debian/pluginconfig/ssh.cfg
index 3a75905..29a6d17 100644
--- a/debian/pluginconfig/ssh.cfg
+++ b/debian/pluginconfig/ssh.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ define command{
 # 'check_ssh_4' command definition
 define command{
         command_name    check_ssh_4
-        command_line    /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ssh '$HOSTADDRESS$' -4
+        command_line    /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ssh -4 '$HOSTADDRESS$'
         }
 
 # 'check_ssh_port_4' command definition