diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
index 5a0ea6900..0a3d2df52 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Binutils</title>
 
+    <para>Apply a patch to prevent a build failure when using compiler optimizations:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&binutils-build-patch;</userinput></screen>
+
     <para>Create a separate build directory again:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">mkdir -v ../binutils-build
 cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Apply a patch to prevent a build failure when using compiler optimizations:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&binutils-build-patch;</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Prepare Binutils for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="$LFS_TGT-gcc -B/tools/lib/" \