diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 6c1ce68..538f2c0 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 Ross Andrus
 Heidi Annexstad
 Éric Araujo
+Jeffrey Armstrong
 Jason Asbahr
 David Ascher
 Chris AtLee
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f7491d1..11343e6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -700,6 +700,9 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #16953: Fix socket module compilation on platforms with
+  HAVE_BROKEN_POLL. Patch by Jeffrey Armstrong.
+
 - Issue #16836: Enable IPv6 support even if IPv6 is disabled on the build host.
 
 - Issue #15923: fix a mistake in asdl_c.py that resulted in a TypeError after