diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e05c7fa8ba..fa51d256cf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file or Redmine
   * Kernel.#system takes :exception option to raise an exception on
     failure. [Feature #14386]
 
+  * incompatible changes:
+    * system() and exec() do not close non-standard file descriptors
+      (The default of :close_others option is changed to false by default.)
+
 * KeyError
 
   * KeyError#initialize accepts :receiver and :key options to set receiver and key in Ruby code. [Feature #14313]
diff --git a/doc/NEWS-2.0.0 b/doc/NEWS-2.0.0
index 5c9f5bdc53..414789dcd1 100644
--- a/doc/NEWS-2.0.0
+++ b/doc/NEWS-2.0.0
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
       required caller size.
     * Kernel#to_enum and enum_for accept a block for lazy size evaluation.
   * incompatible changes:
-    * system() and exec() closes non-standard file descriptors
+    * system() and exec() close non-standard file descriptors
       (The default of :close_others option is changed to true by default.)
     * respond_to? against a protected method now returns false unless
       the second argument is true.
@@ -528,4 +528,3 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
 * NUM2SHORT() and NUM2USHORT() added. They are similar to NUM2INT, but short.
 
 * rb_newobj_of() and NEWOBJ_OF() added. They create a new object of a given class.
-