diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index dca3428128d..2b4e81fee14 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ this user option is nil.
 *** New Dired handling of errors from 'ls'.
 When invoking a Dired command causes 'ls' to emit an error message,
 Emacs now displays the message in a popped up buffer instead of
-outputting it in the Dired buffer and signalling an error.
+outputting it in the Dired buffer and signaling an error.
 
 ** Grep