- Issue #11171: Fix detection of config/Makefile when --prefix !=
  --exec-prefix, which caused Python to not start.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4a2ff93..40c5644 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #11171: Fix detection of config/Makefile when --prefix !=
+  --exec-prefix, which caused Python to not start.
+
 - Issue #11116: any error during addition of a message to a mailbox now causes
   a rollback, instead of leaving the mailbox partially modified.