diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 420012f1a6659606eb7d16f0f9c5857fb3303f7a..2f3bfaae58655f3b188ca822109d26d7f6eae79b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ it in that buffer.
 `query-replace' and related functions simply ignore
 a match if part of it has a read-only property.
 
-** In `replace-match', the replacement text no longerinherits
+** In `replace-match', the replacement text no longer inherits
 properties from surrounding text.
 
 ** New function `buffer-local-value'.