diff --git a/etc/ERC-NEWS b/etc/ERC-NEWS
index b3d80d57593..a1c7b7012f8 100644
--- a/etc/ERC-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ERC-NEWS
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ERC NEWS                                                       -*- outline -*-
 Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
-* For changes after ERC 5.3, see the main Emacs NEWS files
+* For changes after ERC 5.3, see the main Emacs NEWS file
 
 * Changes in ERC 5.3