diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
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-- Fix distutils.sysconfig.get_makefile_filename when Python was configured with
-  different prefix and exec-prefix.
+- Issue #11171: Fix distutils.sysconfig.get_makefile_filename when Python was
+  configured with different prefix and exec-prefix.
 
 - Issue #11254: Teach distutils to compile .pyc and .pyo files in
   PEP 3147-compliant __pycache__ directories.