diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c68749d92bb..c5f78e76861 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Library
 
 - Issue #12002: ftplib's abort() method raises TypeError.
 
-- Issue 11999: fixed sporadic sync failure mailbox.Maildir due to its trying to
+- Issue #11999: fixed sporadic sync failure mailbox.Maildir due to its trying to
   detect mtime changes by comparing to the system clock instead of to the
   previous value of the mtime.