diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 60b20d2ca55..1fa1c8c44e9 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ Core and builtins
   slots are now always tried after trying the corresponding nb_* slots.
   This fixes a number of minor bugs (see bug #624807).
 
+- Fix problem with dynamic loading on 64-bit AIX (see bug #639945).
+
 Extension modules
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