diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d3e9852707e..5a539db3273 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Core and builtins
 
 - Allow exception instances to be directly sliced again.
 
+Extension Modules
+-----------------
+
+- Fix itertools.count(n) to work with negative numbers again.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.5 (final)
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