diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ef423425b..84692156c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   precedence.  Previously multiple specifications would induce an error.
   [bug introduced in coreutils-5.90]
 
-  'fold' no longer exhausts memory when operating on very long lines.
+  'fold' no longer exhausts memory when operating on very long lines and
+  a very large --width argument.
   [This bug was present in "the beginning".]
 
   'install -d' now produces the correct diagnostic upon failure