diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index a5f0f202a1..3e5b324472 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-02-09  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
+
+	* NEWS <Changes in GDB 8.1>: Clarify that "rbreak" is a new
+	Python function, rather than a new command.
+
 2018-02-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* solib.c (solib_find_1): Use std::string.
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 9cd38f3d91..1767cef920 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
      gdb.new_thread are emitted.  See the manual for further
      description of these.
 
-  ** A new command, "rbreak" has been added to the Python API.  This
-     command allows the setting of a large number of breakpoints via a
-     regex pattern in Python.  See the manual for further details.
+  ** A new function, "gdb.rbreak" has been added to the Python API.
+     This function allows the setting of a large number of breakpoints
+     via a regex pattern in Python.  See the manual for further details.
 
   ** Python breakpoints can now accept explicit locations.  See the
      manual for a further description of this feature.