diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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--- a/etc/NEWS
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@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ An autoload definition appears just as a (defun . NAME) and the
 
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 ** New user option 'find-library-include-other-files'.
-If non-nil, commands like 'M-x find-library' will only include library
-files in the completion alternatives.
+If set to nil, commands like 'M-x find-library' will only include library
+files in the completion candidates.  The default is t, which preserves
+previous behavior, whereby non-library files could also be included.
 
 ** New command 'sqlite-mode-open-file' for examining an sqlite3 file.
 This uses the new 'sqlite-mode' which allows listing the tables in a