#1608818: errno can get set by every call to readdir().
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 90e42c7..357ea50 100644
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@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
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+- Issue #1608818: Fix misbehavior in os.listdir() if readdir() fails.
+
 - Issue #3125: Remove copy_reg in multiprocessing and replace it with
   ForkingPickler.register() to resolve conflict with ctypes.