diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 031ddf58005..cea5d500c7c 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ answers, but also function keys like 'F1', character events such as
 'C-M-h', and control characters like 'C-h'.
 
 ** Lexical binding is now used when evaluating interactive Elisp forms.
-More specifically, lexical-binding is now used for 'M-:', '--eval', as
-well as in lisp-interaction-mode and ielm-mode, used in the "*scratch*"
-and "*ielm*" buffers.
+More specifically, 'lexical-binding' is now used for 'M-:', '--eval',
+as well as in 'lisp-interaction-mode' and 'ielm-mode', used in the
+"*scratch*" and "*ielm*" buffers.
 
 ---
 ** The new user option 'tooltip-resize-echo-area' avoids truncating