diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 855d058bab..b4ef080249 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
     * When flushing file IO with IO#flush, you cannot assume that the metadata
       of the file is updated immediately.  On some platforms (especially
       Windows), it is delayed until the filesystem load is decreased.
-      Use IO#fsync if you want to guarantee updaiting metadata.
+      Use IO#fsync if you want to guarantee updating metadata.
 
 * Math
   * incompatible changes: