diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index f65a3cab6ec..b6b290ebed8 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ This function inserts the special EVENT into the input event queue.
 This event is sent when the device running Emacs enters or leaves the
 sleep state.
 
-** Variable aliases obsolete since Emacs 23.2 have been removed:
+** Function aliases obsolete since Emacs 23.2 have been removed:
 'advertised-undo', 'advertised-widget-backward', and
 'dired-advertised-find-file'.