diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 28aad81c872..e8ca83a3993 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ so we will look at it
 
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 21.4
 
-** There is a new user option `mail-default-directory' that allows you
-to specify the value of `default-directory' for mail buffers.  This
-directory is used for auto-save files of mail buffers.  It defaults to
-"~/".
-
 ** Emacs can now be built without sound support.
 
 ** Emacs now supports new configure options `--program-prefix',
@@ -57,6 +52,11 @@ See the files mac/README and mac/INSTALL for build instructions.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.4
 
+** There is a new user option `mail-default-directory' that allows you
+to specify the value of `default-directory' for mail buffers.  This
+directory is used for auto-save files of mail buffers.  It defaults to
+"~/".
+
 ---
 ** ps-print can now print Unicode characters.