diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a1581f6cf6..ff6787cc7b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/htl/pt-machdep.c: Likewise.
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/htl/pt-setup.c: Likewise.
 
+	* NEWS: Announce that glibc now builds unpatched on GNU/Hurd.
+	* README: Remove the mention of out-of-tree patches needed for
+	GNU/Hurd.
+
 2018-04-02  Agustina Arzille  <avarzille@riseup.net>
             Amos Jeffries  <squid3@treenet.co.nz>
             David Michael  <fedora.dm0@gmail.com>
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9fb4c7a3f6..92c9b14220 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Major new features:
   Czech languages.  The Catalan and Greek languages now support abbreviated
   alternative month names.
 
+* Building and running on GNU/Hurd systems now works without out-of-tree
+  patches.
+
 Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
  * The nonstandard header files <libio.h> and <_G_config.h> are no longer
diff --git a/README b/README
index d763393f3c..2874505f45 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ implement the operating system behavior seen by user applications.
 In GNU/Hurd systems, it works with a microkernel and Hurd servers.
 
 The GNU C Library implements much of the POSIX.1 functionality in the
-GNU/Hurd system, using configurations i[4567]86-*-gnu.  The current
-GNU/Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be
-incorporated into an official GNU C Library release.
+GNU/Hurd system, using configurations i[4567]86-*-gnu.
 
 When working with Linux kernels, this version of the GNU C Library
 requires Linux kernel version 3.2 or later.