diff --git a/chapter05/diffutils-inst.xml b/chapter05/diffutils-inst.xml
index 57ea4e444..c606e0db9 100644
--- a/chapter05/diffutils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/diffutils-inst.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ make install
If you are using a newer glibc version (2.2.x), you can use the following
commands to install Diffutils:
-./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr &&
+./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr --disable-nls &&
make LDFLAGS=-static &&
make install