diff --git a/chapter08/gawk.xml b/chapter08/gawk.xml
index cc9348d90..d8984b58e 100644
--- a/chapter08/gawk.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gawk.xml
@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@ su tester -c "PATH=$PATH make check"</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">make LN='ln -f' install</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">rm -f /usr/bin/gawk-&gawk-version;
+make install</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
-      <title>The meaning of the overridden make variable:</title>
+      <title>The meaning of the command:</title>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><envar>LN='ln -f'</envar></term>
+        <term><command>rm -f /usr/bin/gawk-&gawk-version;</command></term>
         <listitem>
-           <para>This variable ensures that the previous hard link installed
+           <para>The building system will not recreate the hard link
+           <filename>gawk-&gawk-version;</filename> if it already exists.
+           Remove it to ensure that the previous hard link installed
            in <xref linkend='ch-tools-gawk'/> is updated here.</para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>