diff --git a/chapter06/binutils.xml b/chapter06/binutils.xml
index c5ec247e5..d5d9c27f7 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils.xml
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Binutils for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr    \
-             --enable-shared  \
              --enable-plugins \
+             --enable-shared  \
              --disable-werror \
              --with-system-zlib</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/gcc.xml b/chapter06/gcc.xml
index 896515328..47f96f720 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     for instructions on how to build all of GCC's supported languages.</para>
 
     <variablelist>
-      <title>The meaning of the new configure option:</title>
+      <title>The meaning of the new configure parameters:</title>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><envar>SED=sed</envar></term>