diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.10.0a7.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.10.0a7.rst
index e53f6ba84e4..a20072b7ae1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.10.0a7.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.10.0a7.rst
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ during connection setup.
 .. nonce: cee_X5
 .. section: Library
 
-Improve performance of class:`fractions.Fraction` arithmetics for large
+Improve performance of :class:`fractions.Fraction` arithmetics for large
 components.  Contributed by Sergey B. Kirpichev.
 
 ..