diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ Library
 - Issue #4265: shutil.copyfile() was leaking file descriptors when disk fills.
   Patch by Tres Seaver.
 
-- Issue #8390: tarfile uses surrogateespace as the default error handler
+- Issue #8390: tarfile uses surrogateescape as the default error handler
   (instead of replace in read mode or strict in write mode).
 
 - Issue #7755: Use an unencumbered audio file for tests.