diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 23df84c521b..053d2f0a2a2 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ all versions, sleep events require Windows 8 or later).
 +++
 ** 'makunbound' on a variable alias undoes the alias.
 Previously it had the effect of applying the 'makunbound' on the
-target of the alias (which can fail on some builtin variable).
+target of the alias (which can fail on some builtin variables).
 
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 ** 'FOO-ts-mode-indent-offset' renamed to 'FOO-ts-indent-offset'.