diff --git a/chapter09/theend.xml b/chapter09/theend.xml
index c04f7996d..76f00c649 100644
--- a/chapter09/theend.xml
+++ b/chapter09/theend.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ the strip man page for other strip options you can use. The general idea
is to not run strip on libraries (other than --strip-debug) just to be
on the safe side.
-find $LFS/{,usr,usr/local}/{bin,sbin,lib} -type f \
- -exec /usr/bin/strip --strip-debug '{}' ';'
+find $LFS/{,usr/,usr/local/}{bin,sbin,/lib} -type f \
+ -exec /usr/bin/strip --strip-debug '{}' ';'
It may be a good idea to create the $LFS/etc/lfs-&version; file. By
having this file it is very easy for you (and for us if you are going to ask