diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 4aeaad8b60a..5e6ce716117 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ sessions, respectively.
 
 +++
 *** New command 'tramp-cleanup-some-buffers'.
-It allows to kill only selected remote buffers, controlled by user
+It kills only a subset of opened remote buffers, subject to the user
 option 'tramp-cleanup-some-buffers-hook'.
 
 +++