diff --git a/chapter08/cleanup.xml b/chapter08/cleanup.xml
index 4820e6bdb..9da3828a7 100644
--- a/chapter08/cleanup.xml
+++ b/chapter08/cleanup.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
   <para>There are also several files installed in the /usr/lib and /usr/libexec
   directories with a file name extension of .la. These are "libtool archive"
   files. As already said, they are only useful when linking with static
-  libraries. They are unneeded, and potentially harmful, when using dynamic
-  shared libraries, specially when using also non-autotools build systems.
+  libraries. They are unneeded when using ELF dynamic shared libraries, and
+  it's known they can cause BLFS packages fail to build.
   To remove them, run:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>find /usr/lib /usr/libexec -name \*.la -delete</userinput></screen>