diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 18c304e..ca1f5dc 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 Dan Gass
 Andrew Gaul
 Stephen M. Gava
+Xavier de Gaye
 Harry Henry Gebel
 Marius Gedminas
 Thomas Gellekum
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4908f39..088d1e4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #14798: Fix the functions in pyclbr to raise an ImportError
+  when the first part of a dotted name is not a package. Patch by
+  Xavier de Gaye.
+
 - Issue #14832: fixed the order of the argument references in the error
   message produced by unittest's assertItemsEqual.