diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 8393b5ea0f7..cbb32b3710d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ search path.  This can be disabled by setting `woman-locale' to nil.
 *** The new variable `ffap-rfc-directories' specifies a list of local
 directories in which `ffap-rfc' will first search for RFCs.
 
+*** net-utils has an `iwconfig' command, similar to the existing `ifconfig'.
+
 
 * Changes in Emacs 23.1 on non-free operating systems