diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a4.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a4.rst
index e91135deb6654a..2aef8b26b01696 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a4.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a4.rst
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Adapted from a patch by Ethan Furman.
 .. nonce: CCtzy1
 .. section: Documentation
 
-Updated documentation of ``total`` flag of TypeDict.
+Updated documentation of ``total`` flag of ``TypedDict``.
 
 ..