diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 6cac8096f5d..0b450874124 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ so if you want to use it, you can always take a copy from an older Emacs.
 Various resolutions are available as etc/images/icons/hicolor/*/apps/emacs.png.
 The old Emacs logo icons are available as `emacs23.png' in the same location.
 
+---
 ** New make target `check-expensive' to run additional tests.
 This includes all tests which run via "make check", plus additional
 tests which take more time to perform.