diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 85bd1ebdcb8..b389e2800f1 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ on the corresponding remote system.
 
 *** Eldoc highlights the function argument under point
 with the face `eldoc-highlight-function-argument'.
-
++++
 *** In Etags, the --members option is now the default.
 Use --no-members if you want the old default behavior of not tagging
 struct members in C, members variables in C++ and variables in PHP.