diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
index ef9f3948c..39365477d 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
              --disable-nls       \
              --enable-gprofng=no \
              --disable-werror    \
+             --enable-new-dtags  \
              --enable-default-hash-style=gnu</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -133,6 +134,17 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-new-dtags</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This makes the linker use the <quote>runpath</quote> tag for
+          embedding library search paths into executables and shared libraries,
+          instead of the traditional <quote>rpath</quote> tag.  It makes
+          debugging dynamically linked executables easier and works around
+          potential issues in the test suite of some packages.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--enable-default-hash-style=gnu</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml
index 9832e154d..fb54becb0 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils-pass2.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     --enable-gprofng=no        \
     --disable-werror           \
     --enable-64-bit-bfd        \
+    --enable-new-dtags         \
     --enable-default-hash-style=gnu</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
diff --git a/chapter08/binutils.xml b/chapter08/binutils.xml
index 0d770a6c8..629c698c3 100644
--- a/chapter08/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/binutils.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
              --enable-shared     \
              --disable-werror    \
              --enable-64-bit-bfd \
+             --enable-new-dtags  \
              --with-system-zlib  \
              --enable-default-hash-style=gnu</userinput></screen>