diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 1ba974d20..795a607b7 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>June 16th, 2005 [jhuntwork]: Adjusted description of
+the patch package. Thanks Randy McMurchy.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>June 16th, 2005 [archaic]: Fixed link to BLFS's db page
 referenced in iproute2.</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/patch.xml b/chapter06/patch.xml
index 90fd12bda..23afeded0 100644
--- a/chapter06/patch.xml
+++ b/chapter06/patch.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-patch"><primary sortas="a-Patch">Patch</primary></indexterm>
 
 <sect2 role="package"><title/>
-<para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying files.</para>
+<para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying or creating files by
+applying a "patch" file typically created by the diff program.</para>
 
 <segmentedlist>
 <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>