diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 4fe1edb1c..4dd5be07a 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-04-12</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Added optional instructions to allow a user
+          to use an include directory to supplement ld.so.conf.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2843">#2843</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Rewrote General Compilation Instructions using
           better docbook structures and clarified a couple of points. Fixes
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index 7c8159272..9745908f5 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -370,13 +370,23 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/ld.so.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal># Begin /etc/ld.so.conf
-
 /usr/local/lib
 /opt/lib
-
-# End /etc/ld.so.conf</literal>
+</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
+  <para>If desired, the dynamic loader can also search a directory and
+  include the contents of files found there.  Generally the files in 
+  this include directory are one line specifying the desired library path.
+  To add this capability run the following commands:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/ld.so.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal># Add an include directory
+include /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf
+</literal>
+EOF
+mkdir /etc/ld.so.conf.d</userinput></screen>
+
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 id="contents-glibc" role="content">