diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index 6345184..9096696 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
     # Try some common cmd strings
     for cmd in ('ver', 'command /c ver', 'cmd /c ver'):
         try:
-            pipe = popen(cmd)
+            pipe = os.popen(cmd)
             info = pipe.read()
             if pipe.close():
                 raise OSError('command failed')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4400c03..9156c29 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #24839: platform._syscmd_ver raises DeprecationWarning
 
 What's New in Python 3.5.0 release candidate 1?
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