diff --git a/chapter07/util-linux.xml b/chapter07/util-linux.xml
index 7c11642fe..2c81aaece 100644
--- a/chapter07/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter07/util-linux.xml
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
 
-    <para>First create a directory
-    to enable storage for the <command>hwclock</command> program:</para>
+    <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
+    class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
+    usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
+    location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. Create this directory
+    with:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/util-linux.xml b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
index 7e61e6c6d..a7d3d61f4 100644
--- a/chapter08/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
 
-    <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
-    class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
-    usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
-    location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. Create this directory
-    with:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime   \