diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/kernel-config.py b/chapter10/kernel/kernel-config.py
index 93b203a46..fc9bcc0d2 100755
--- a/chapter10/kernel/kernel-config.py
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/kernel-config.py
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ for i in known_config:
     if i not in done:
         raise Exception("%s seems not exist" % i)
 
+sep = known_config.get('separate_toplevel_menu')
+
 for i0, val, i1, title, arrow, key, menu, comment in r:
     rem = max_line
 
@@ -275,7 +277,10 @@ for i0, val, i1, title, arrow, key, menu, comment in r:
         comment = [comment]
     if comment:
         comment = '\n'.join([' ' * i0 + '# ' + line for line in comment])
-        line = escape(comment) + ':\n' + line
+        buf += escape(comment) + ':'
+
+    if not menu and buf:
+        buf += ['']
 
     buf += [line.rstrip()]
 
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/systemd.xml b/chapter10/kernel/systemd.xml
index 0bbe1d42a..4c57776c2 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/systemd.xml
@@ -14,16 +14,20 @@
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>C</emphasis>ontrol Group support ---&gt;                                       [CGROUPS]
     [*] M<emphasis role='blue'>e</emphasis>mory controller                                                [MEMCG]
   [ ] <emphasis role='blue'>C</emphasis>onfigure standard kernel features (expert users) ---&gt;            [EXPERT]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>P</emphasis>rocessor type and features ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>B</emphasis>uild a relocatable kernel                                   [RELOCATABLE]
   [*]   <emphasis role='blue'>R</emphasis>andomize the address of the kernel image (KASLR)       [RANDOMIZE_BASE]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>G</emphasis>eneral architecture-dependent options ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>tack Protector buffer overflow detection                 [STACKPROTECTOR]
   [*]   <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>trong Stack Protector                           [STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG]
+
 [*] N<emphasis role='blue'>e</emphasis>tworking support ---&gt;                                                [NET]
   N<emphasis role='blue'>e</emphasis>tworking options ---&gt;
     [*] <emphasis role='blue'>T</emphasis>CP/IP networking                                                 [INET]
     &lt;*&gt;   <emphasis role='blue'>T</emphasis>he IPv6 protocol ---&gt;                                          [IPV6]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>D</emphasis>evice Drivers ---&gt;
   <emphasis role='blue'>G</emphasis>eneric Driver Options ---&gt;
     [ ] <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>upport for uevent helper                                [UEVENT_HELPER]
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
       &lt;*&gt; <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>upport for frame buffer devices ---&gt;                             [FB]
     <emphasis role='blue'>C</emphasis>onsole display driver support ---&gt;
       [*] <emphasis role='blue'>F</emphasis>ramebuffer Console support                      [FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>F</emphasis>ile systems ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>I</emphasis>notify support for userspace                               [INOTIFY_USER]
   <emphasis role='blue'>P</emphasis>seudo filesystems ---&gt;
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/sysv.xml b/chapter10/kernel/sysv.xml
index 7e615a56c..7e62725e6 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel/sysv.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/sysv.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>C</emphasis>ontrol Group support ---&gt;                                       [CGROUPS]
     [*] M<emphasis role='blue'>e</emphasis>mory controller                                                [MEMCG]
   [ ] <emphasis role='blue'>C</emphasis>onfigure standard kernel features (expert users) ---&gt;            [EXPERT]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>P</emphasis>rocessor type and features ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>B</emphasis>uild a relocatable kernel                                   [RELOCATABLE]
   [*]   <emphasis role='blue'>R</emphasis>andomize the address of the kernel image (KASLR)       [RANDOMIZE_BASE]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>G</emphasis>eneral architecture-dependent options ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>tack Protector buffer overflow detection                 [STACKPROTECTOR]
   [*]   <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>trong Stack Protector                           [STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>D</emphasis>evice Drivers ---&gt;
   <emphasis role='blue'>G</emphasis>eneric Driver Options ---&gt;
     [ ] <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>upport for uevent helper                                [UEVENT_HELPER]
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel/x2apic.xml b/chapter10/kernel/x2apic.xml
index 4e4bd9571..9bd2a719f 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel/x2apic.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel/x2apic.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
      DO NOT EDIT! -->
 <screen role="nodump"><emphasis role='blue'>P</emphasis>rocessor type and features ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>S</emphasis>upport x2apic                                                [X86_X2APIC]
+
 <emphasis role='blue'>D</emphasis>evice Drivers ---&gt;
   [*] <emphasis role='blue'>P</emphasis>CI support ---&gt;                                                     [PCI]
     [*] M<emphasis role='blue'>e</emphasis>ssage Signaled Interrupts (MSI and MSI-X)                    [PCI_MSI]