diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-1.9.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-1.9.md
index 9f887aaf54..22253e066e 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-1.9.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-1.9.md
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ With bumping up the API to v1 in CSI plugin, the v0.3.0 CSI plugin will only wor
   * Fix E2E test [Backups][Deletion][Restic] on GCP. (#4968, @jxun)
   * Disable status as sub resource in CRDs (#4972, @ywk253100)
   * Add more information for failing to get path or snapshot in restic backup and restore. (#4988, @jxun)
+  * When spec.RestoreStatus is empty, don't restore status (#5015, @sseago)
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/5015-sseago b/changelogs/unreleased/5015-sseago
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index 69e4039326..0000000000
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/5015-sseago
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-When spec.RestoreStatus is empty, don't restore status