diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cf0afb03d9..ac71d7dafd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ File::
 
   Modified method::
 
-    * File.extname now returns a dot string at a name ending with a dot on
-      non-Windows platforms.  [Bug #15267]
+    * File.extname now returns a dot string at a name ending with a dot.  [Bug #15267]
 
           File.extname("foo.") #=> "."