diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 288dc15befd..00a37045297 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9516: Issue #9516: avoid errors in sysconfig when MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 
+  is set in shell.
+
 - Issue #12012: ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2 becomes optional.
 
 - Issue #8650: Make zlib module 64-bit clean. compress(), decompress() and