diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 61fb0832568..b41541c715f 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ lexical-binding in mind, or will work unchanged under
 lexical-binding.  If, for some reason, your code used in 'M-:' or
 '--eval' doesn't work as result of this change, either modify the code
 to work with lexical binding, or wrap it in an extra level of 'eval'.
-For example, --eval FORM becomes --eval "(eval 'FORM)" (note the extra
+For example, --eval "FORM" becomes --eval "(eval 'FORM)" (note the extra
 quote in 'FORM).
 
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