Use of "put in good stead" instead of " stand in good stead"

Quite often I have seen people writing using this phrase " put in good stead" and an example was Thursday 5th April headlines in the Straits Times, PM Lee Flags Two Worries where the writer Li Xueying wrote and I quote: "Mr Lee urged Singaporeans to think as a community - a trait that has put the country in good stead and brought it to where it is today......" Should the put be replaced by stood?

I am curious as this phrase is becoming more and more common. I just want to know if it is wrong to say it , let alone use it in writing.

Thank you.

Mrs Miranda