diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 3898da5854a..08b07aa86ed 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ configure option `--disable-acl'.
 ** Emacs can now be compiled with file notification support.
 This happens by default if a suitable system library is found at
 build time.  To prevent this, use the configure option
-`--with-file-notification-no'.  See below for file-notify features.
+`--without-file-notification'.  See below for file-notify features.
 FIXME?  This feature is not available for the Nextstep port. (?)
 
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