diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 6ad288b376f..8808413a6a1 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ Face 'mh-folder-whitelisted' is renamed 'mh-folder-allowlisted'.
 *** rcirc now supports SASL authentication.
 
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-*** #emacs on Libera.chat has been added to rcirc-server-alist
+*** #emacs on Libera.chat has been added to 'rcirc-server-alist'.
 
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 *** rcirc connects asynchronously.