diff --git a/chapter07/network.xml b/chapter07/network.xml
index 67278f919..7aa48a67a 100644
--- a/chapter07/network.xml
+++ b/chapter07/network.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ network interface name (such as eth0 or eth0:1)</para>
 
 <para>First let's create this directory by running:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>mkdir /etc/sysconfig/nic-config</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>mkdir /etc/sysconfig/network-devices</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>Now, new files are created in that directory containing the following.
 The following command creates a sample ifconfig.eth0 file:</para>