diff --git a/doc/NEWS-1.9.1 b/doc/NEWS-1.9.1
index faf2607efe..b8b6995727 100644
--- a/doc/NEWS-1.9.1
+++ b/doc/NEWS-1.9.1
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
           o Hash.try_convert
     * Numeric
           o Numeric#upto, #downto, #times, #step
-          o Numeric#scalar?, Complex#scalar?
+          o Numeric#real?, Complex#real?
           o Numeric#div
           o Numeric#fdiv
     * Range