diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a04cf6e..0be3da7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@
 Build
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+- Makefile.pre.in now adds @CFLAGS@ and @CPPFLAGS@ to their respective
+  variable definitions.
+
 - On Unix, IDLE is now installed automatically.
 
 - The fpectl module is not built by default; it's dangerous or useless