diff --git a/chapter06/iproute2.xml b/chapter06/iproute2.xml
index bc8f32940..f3ddc2699 100644
--- a/chapter06/iproute2.xml
+++ b/chapter06/iproute2.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
           url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/cvs/content/databases.html#db">BLFS book</ulink>.
     </para>
 
-    <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../iproute2-&iproute2-version;-remove_db-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+    <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../iproute2-&iproute2-patch-version;-remove_db-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Prepare iproute2 for compilation:</para>
     <screen> <userinput>./configure </userinput></screen>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 806acc068..2737a996e 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-version "1.00">
 <!ENTITY inetutils-version "1.4.2">
 <!ENTITY iproute2-version "2.6.X-ss040702">
+<!ENTITY iproute2-patch-version "2.6.X_ss040702">
 <!ENTITY kbd-version "1.12">
 <!ENTITY less-version "382">
 <!ENTITY libtool-version "1.5.6">