diff --git a/chapter05/bash.xml b/chapter05/bash.xml
index e95dea806..0e56bb09b 100644
--- a/chapter05/bash.xml
+++ b/chapter05/bash.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ it to hang inappropriately.  This patch fixes the problem:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools --without-bash-malloc</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
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diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
index c0cd6e400..01f926169 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen>
 <screen><userinput>../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/tools \
     --disable-nls --enable-shared --with-lib-path=/tools/lib</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the new configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter05/perl.xml b/chapter05/perl.xml
index df367ac06..51aa0b491 100644
--- a/chapter05/perl.xml
+++ b/chapter05/perl.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ part of the command correct&mdash;they are all letters):</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/tools -Dstatic_ext='IO Fcntl POSIX'</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/bash.xml b/chapter06/bash.xml
index d81b926a7..0126750e1 100644
--- a/chapter06/bash.xml
+++ b/chapter06/bash.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ following patch resolves this problem:</para>
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin \
     --without-bash-malloc --with-installed-readline</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index ada6a0754..246215d4a 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen>
     --disable-profile --enable-add-ons \
     --enable-kernel=2.6.0 --libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the new configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/less.xml b/chapter06/less.xml
index 3aaf97b25..5a75a8986 100644
--- a/chapter06/less.xml
+++ b/chapter06/less.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/mktemp.xml b/chapter06/mktemp.xml
index 99721793d..f3d23a466 100644
--- a/chapter06/mktemp.xml
+++ b/chapter06/mktemp.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ to <command>mktemp</command>. Patch Mktemp to include a
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-libc</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/perl.xml b/chapter06/perl.xml
index 11db9847e..560722dff 100644
--- a/chapter06/perl.xml
+++ b/chapter06/perl.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ prepare Perl for compilation with:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/usr -Dpager="/bin/less -isR"</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
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 <varlistentry>
diff --git a/chapter06/psmisc.xml b/chapter06/psmisc.xml
index b9998ac85..c6bca8831 100644
--- a/chapter06/psmisc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/psmisc.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=""</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
 
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>