diff --git a/chapter08/check.xml b/chapter08/check.xml
index 1e7e4ec17..cb6b3590d 100644
--- a/chapter08/check.xml
+++ b/chapter08/check.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry id="libcheck">
-        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcheck.{a,so}</filename></term>
+        <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcheck.so</filename></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Contains functions that allow Check to be called from a test
           program</para>