diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
index e2fbce07b..10c1bf16e 100644
--- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
   <para >To see whether your host system has all the appropriate versions, and
   the ability to compile programs, run the following commands:</para>
 
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt; version-check.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<screen role="nodump"><?dbfo keep-together="auto"?><userinput>cat &gt; version-check.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>#!/bin/bash
 # A script to list version numbers of critical development tools
 
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml
index 8609b1474..52b2a3c39 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 
 
     <note>
+      <?dbfo keep-together="auto"?>
       <para>A good starting place for setting up the kernel configuration is to
       run <command>make defconfig</command>. This will set the base
       configuration to a good state that takes your current system architecture