diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f41f237..402d075 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Patch #1396919: The system scope threads are reenabled on FreeBSD
+  5.4 and later versions.
+
 - Bug #1115379: Compiling a Unicode string with an encoding declaration
   now gives a SyntaxError.