diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 17245d91b3..c6bb0808b8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -87,13 +87,11 @@ Trunk (not on release branches yet)
   debugging.
   --> Expected: 1.3
 
-- Fixed F90 interface for MPI_CART_CREATE.  Thanks to Michal Charemza
-  for reporting the problem.
-  --> Expected: 1.2.6 ?
-
 
 1.2.6 (not released yet, if ever)
 -----
+- Fixed F90 interface for MPI_CART_CREATE.  See ticket #1208.
+  Thanks to Michal Charemza for reporting the problem.
 - Fixed some C++ compiler warnings. See ticket #1203.
 - Fixed formatting of the orterun man page.  See ticket #1202.
   Thanks to Peter Breitenlohner for the patch.