diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
index d715617..98f8515 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.7.rst
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@
 
   (Contributed by Fredrik Johansson and Victor Stinner; :issue:`3439`.)
 
-* The :keyword:`import` statement will no longer try a relative import
-  if an absolute import (e.g. ``from .os import sep``) fails.  This
+* The :keyword:`import` statement will no longer try an absolute import
+  if a relative import (e.g. ``from .os import sep``) fails.  This
   fixes a bug, but could possibly break certain :keyword:`import`
   statements that were only working by accident.  (Fixed by Meador Inge;
   :issue:`7902`.)