diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index bd44af5fd18..957ee60595d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Extension Modules
 - Issue #15977: Fix memory leak in Modules/_ssl.c when the function
   _set_npn_protocols() is called multiple times, thanks to Daniel Sommermann.
 
-- Issue #5969: faulthandler module: rename dump_tracebacks_later() to
+- Issue #15969: faulthandler module: rename dump_tracebacks_later() to
   dump_traceback_later() and cancel_dump_tracebacks_later() to
   cancel_dump_traceback_later().