diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 33beb28e9..29c54ca19 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2014-04-07</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kmod-17. Fixes 
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3538">#3538</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Add section on systemd customization.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 67ebbf051..33d71f41c 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Kbd &kbd-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Kmod &kmod-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Less &less-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/chapter06/kmod.xml b/chapter06/kmod.xml
index 06a1e19bb..75fa028a0 100644
--- a/chapter06/kmod.xml
+++ b/chapter06/kmod.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
             --bindir=/bin          \
             --sysconfdir=/etc      \
             --with-rootlibdir=/lib \
-            --disable-manpages     \
             --with-xz              \
             --with-zlib</userinput></screen>
 
@@ -61,15 +60,6 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--disable-manpages</parameter></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>This option prevents the man pages from being built, as they
-          rely on libxslt, which isn't available in the chroot
-          environment.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--with-rootlibdir=/lib</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
@@ -94,7 +84,6 @@
     correct directory: </para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">make install
-make -C man install
 
 for target in depmod insmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do
   ln -sv ../bin/kmod /sbin/$target
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 51dad0bd5..817b3bfa7 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -342,12 +342,12 @@
 <!ENTITY kbd-ch6-du "20 MB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY kmod-version "16">
-<!ENTITY kmod-size "1,408 KB">
+<!ENTITY kmod-version "17">
+<!ENTITY kmod-size "1,450 KB">
 <!ENTITY kmod-url "&kernel;linux/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod-&kmod-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY kmod-md5 "3006a0287211212501cdfe1211b29f09">
+<!ENTITY kmod-md5 "bc36d28b12dcb2b664a35411560c5610">
 <!ENTITY kmod-home " ">
-<!ENTITY kmod-ch6-du "34 MB">
+<!ENTITY kmod-ch6-du "36 MB">
 <!ENTITY kmod-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY less-version "458">