diff --git a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml
index 3034e700d..6ef386a53 100644
--- a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ Install Fileutils by running the following commands:
 
 <para><screen>
 <userinput>./configure --disable-nls \</userinput>
-<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--prefix=$LFS/usr --libexecdir=$LFS/bin 
---bindir=$LFS/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--prefix=$LFS/usr --libexecdir=$LFS/bin --bindir=$LFS/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make LDFLAGS=-static &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make install &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>cd $LFS/usr/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
diff --git a/chapter05/mawk-inst.xml b/chapter05/mawk-inst.xml
index 67171df72..e42e77665 100644
--- a/chapter05/mawk-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/mawk-inst.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Install Mawk by running the following commands:
 <screen>
 <userinput>./configure &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>sed \</userinput>
-<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;s/"\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) -o"/"\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) 
-\$(LDFLAGS) -o"/ \</userinput>
+<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;s/"\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) -o"/"\$(CC) \$(CFLAGS) \$(LDFLAGS) -o"/ \</userinput>
 <userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Makefile | make -f - LDFLAGS=-static &amp;&amp; </userinput>
 <userinput>make BINDIR=$LFS/usr/bin \</userinput>
 <userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MANDIR=$LFS/usr/share/man/man1 install</userinput>
diff --git a/chapter06/tar-inst.xml b/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
index 9473d3189..a70a2c553 100644
--- a/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/tar-inst.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ directory:
 <para>
 <screen>
 <userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/bin \</userinput>
-	<userinput>--bindir=/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--bindir=/bin &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make install</userinput>
 </screen>