diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0701d6f..a5bc4ae 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #12821: Fix test_fcntl failures on OpenBSD 5.
+
 - Issue #12331: The test suite for lib2to3 can now run from an installed
   Python.