diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index eb3171f..1c94e79 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * degesch: /ban and /unban don't mangle extended bans anymore
 
  * degesch: joining new channels no longer switches to their buffer
-   automatically open them if the input buffer isn't empty
+   if the input buffer isn't empty
 
  * censor.lua: now stripping colours from censored messages;
    their attributes are also configurable rather than always black on black