diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 84b6be3..ef12cfd 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #12950: Fix passing file descriptors in multiprocessing, under
+  OpenIndiana/Illumos.
+
 - Issue #12764: Fix a crash in ctypes when the name of a Structure field is not
   a string.