Fixed issue #5122: Synchronize tk load failure check to prevent a
potential deadlock.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 824b0d4..c51315a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #5122: Synchronize tk load failure check to prevent a potential
+  deadlock.
+
 - Issue #4890: Handle empty text search pattern in Tkinter.Text.search.
 
 - Issue #5170: Fixed Unicode output bug in logging and added test case.