diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index cfe310031..b23f3491c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Deprecated
 * #3318: ``notice`` is now deprecated as LaTeX environment name and will be
   removed at Sphinx 1.7. Extension authors please use ``sphinxadmonition``
   instead (as Sphinx does since 1.5.)
-* ``Sphinx.status_iterator()` and ``Sphinx.old_status_iterator()`` is now
+* ``Sphinx.status_iterator()`` and ``Sphinx.old_status_iterator()`` is now
   deprecated.  Please use ``sphinx.util:status_iterator()`` intead.
 * ``BuildEnvironment.set_warnfunc()`` is now deprecated
 * Following methods of ``BuildEnvironment`` is now deprecated.