diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
index 1225352a5..0d765085b 100644
--- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
@@ -276,24 +276,34 @@ EOF
 
 bash version-check.sh</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para arch="ml_32,ml_x32,ml_all">
-      Building multilib support requires the kernel of the host system
-      to have 32-bit emulation support included.
+    <para arch="ml_32,ml_all">
+      Building the m32 multilib support requires the kernel of the host
+      system to have the 32-bit emulation support included:
     </para>
-<screen arch="ml_32,ml_x32,ml_all">Binary Emulations  ---&gt;
-    [*] IA32 Emulation
-    &lt;M&gt;   IA32 a.out support
-    [*] x32 ABI for 64-bit mode
-</screen>
 
-    <para arch="ml_32,ml_x32,ml_all">The option 'IA32 a.out support' is
-      optional. In case your kernel does not have 'x32 ABI for 64-bit mode'
-      enabled but only 'IA32 Emulation', you can continue to build your
+    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      href="../chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.xml"/>
+
+    <para arch="ml_x32,ml_all">
+      Building the mx32 multilib support requires the kernel of the host
+      system to have the x32 ABI support included:
+    </para>
+
+    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      href="../chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.xml"/>
+
+    <para arch="ml_all">
+      In case your kernel does not have the x32 ABI support enabled but
+      only the 32-bit emulation support, you can continue to build your
       system but you have to leave out any sections showing instructions
-      for building x32 objects. If neither 'IA32 Emulation' nor 
-      'x32 ABI for 64-bit mode' is enabled, you will run in errors 
-      latest when building <application>glibc</application> in Chapter 6,
-      so an upgrade of your host system kernel is required.
+      for building x32 objects, vice versa.
+    </para>
+
+    <para arch="ml_32,ml_x32,ml_all">
+      If the kernel feature required by a multilib is not enabled,
+      building the multilib for a package in Chapter 8 may either fail
+      immediately, or cause hidden breakages because autoconf cannot
+      probe the system features properly.
     </para>
     
   </sect2>
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.toml b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba6ec9cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+IA32_EMULATION='*'
+IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED=' '
+arch='ml_32,ml_all'
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.xml b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e884833db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-32.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE note PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- Automatically generated by kernel-config.py
+     DO NOT EDIT! -->
+<screen role="nodump" arch="ml_32,ml_all"><emphasis role='blue'>B</emphasis>inary Emulations ---&gt;
+  [*] <emphasis role='blue'>I</emphasis>A32 Emulation                                            [IA32_EMULATION]
+  [ ]   <emphasis role='blue'>I</emphasis>A32 emulation disabled by default     [IA32_EMULATION_DEFAULT_DISABLED]</screen>
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.toml b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08f8b6640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+X86_X32_ABI='*'
+arch='ml_x32,ml_all'
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.xml b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b082af6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/multilib-x32.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE note PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- Automatically generated by kernel-config.py
+     DO NOT EDIT! -->
+<screen role="nodump" arch="ml_x32,ml_all"><emphasis role='blue'>B</emphasis>inary Emulations ---&gt;
+  [*] <emphasis role='blue'>x</emphasis>32 ABI for 64-bit mode                                      [X86_X32_ABI]</screen>