diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index ccbe152..9ac162f 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@
 Thomas Wouters
 Heiko Wundram
 Doug Wyatt
+Robert Xiao
 Florent Xicluna
 Hirokazu Yamamoto
 Ka-Ping Yee
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3cb654c..590166a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #12587: Correct faulty test file and reference in test_tokenize.
+  (Patch by Robert Xiao)
+
 - Try harder to reap dangling threads in test.support.reap_threads().
 
 - Issue #12573: Add resource checks for dangling Thread and Process objects.