diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
index 38afb69250c..31b61f1e51f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class urlopenNetworkTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_geturl(self):
         # Make sure same URL as opened is returned by geturl.
-        URL = "http://www.python.org/"
+        URL = "https://www.python.org/"
         with self.urlopen(URL) as open_url:
             gotten_url = open_url.geturl()
             self.assertEqual(gotten_url, URL)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 253c850b5ac..2b455e79f8b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ Library
   as documented.  The pattern and source keyword parameters are left as
   deprecated aliases.
 
+Tests
+-----
+
+- Issue #20939: Fix test_geturl failure in test_urllibnet due to
+  new redirect of http://www.python.org/ to https://www.python.org.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.3.5?
 ===========================