diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 5668f8f9c..ea0130231 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>September 14th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Create essential
+symlinks: Add symlink /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 to allow gcc abi_check to run.
+Future NPTL needs this as well.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>September 13th, 2003 [jwrober]: Added PLFS hint text to the 
 page in Chapter 6 for creating passwd and group: bug 596.</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/createfiles.xml b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
index 9c447a198..831df0df3 100644
--- a/chapter06/createfiles.xml
+++ b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ we're installing all the software.</para>
 ln -s /tools/bin/{rm,mv,chmod,chgrp} /bin
 ln -s /tools/bin/{perl,msgfmt,xgettext,msgmerge,install} /usr/bin
 ln -s /tools/bin/{sort,gawk,cmp} /usr/bin
+ln -s /tools/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib
 ln -s bash /bin/sh
 ln -s ../usr/bin/install /bin</userinput></screen></para>