diff --git a/chapter06/tar-inst.xml b/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
index 8b1282488..665e69de7 100644
--- a/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ for gzip files).</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../tar-1.13.patch</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Install Tar by running the following commands from the toplevel
-directory:</para>
+<para>Install Tar by running the following commands:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--libexecdir=/usr/bin --bindir=/bin &amp;&amp;