diff --git a/chapter08/gmp.xml b/chapter08/gmp.xml
index 635938c85..94f842918 100644
--- a/chapter08/gmp.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gmp.xml
@@ -143,11 +143,12 @@ cp -v configfsf.sub   config.sub</userinput></screen>
 CFLAGS="-m32 -O2 -pedantic -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=generic -march=i686" \
 CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib32/pkgconfig" \
-./configure             \
-    --prefix=/usr       \
-    --disable-static    \
-    --enable-cxx        \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32 \
+./configure                      \
+    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu     \
+    --prefix=/usr                \
+    --disable-static             \
+    --enable-cxx                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32          \
     --includedir=/usr/include/m32/gmp</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -215,11 +216,12 @@ cp -v configfsf.sub   config.sub</userinput></screen>
 CFLAGS="-mx32 -O2 -pedantic -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=generic -march=x86-64" \
 CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS" \
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/libx32/pkgconfig" \
-./configure              \
-    --prefix=/usr        \
-    --disable-static     \
-    --enable-cxx         \
-    --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
+./configure                       \
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --disable-static              \
+    --enable-cxx                  \
+    --libdir=/usr/libx32          \
     --includedir=/usr/include/mx32/gmp</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
diff --git a/chapter08/kmod.xml b/chapter08/kmod.xml
index e01699bbc..7801080cf 100644
--- a/chapter08/kmod.xml
+++ b/chapter08/kmod.xml
@@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ make clean</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Kmod for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \
+    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu      \
     --prefix=/usr                 \
-    --bindir=/bin                 \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32          \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32           \
     --sysconfdir=/etc             \
     --with-xz                     \
     --with-zlib                   \
-    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu      \
     --with-rootlibdir=/usr/lib32</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
@@ -136,13 +135,12 @@ make clean</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Kmod for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
     --prefix=/usr                 \
-    --bindir=/bin                 \
     --libdir=/usr/libx32          \
     --sysconfdir=/etc             \
     --with-xz                     \
     --with-zlib                   \
-    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
     --with-rootlibdir=/usr/libx32</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
diff --git a/chapter08/libelf.xml b/chapter08/libelf.xml
index cbdfa155d..35c574714 100644
--- a/chapter08/libelf.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libelf.xml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ rm /usr/lib/libelf.a</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Libtool for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr            \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32     \
     --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
+    --prefix=/usr            \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32      \
     --disable-debuginfod     \
     --enable-libdebuginfod=dummy</userinput></screen>
 
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Libtool for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
     --prefix=/usr                 \
     --libdir=/usr/lib32           \
-    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
     --disable-debuginfod          \
     --enable-libdebuginfod=dummy</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/libtool.xml b/chapter08/libtool.xml
index 7174ce0bf..2b4698a8e 100644
--- a/chapter08/libtool.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libtool.xml
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
     <para>Prepare Libtool for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr         \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32  \
-    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu</userinput></screen>
+    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
+    --prefix=/usr            \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Libtool for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr         \
-    --libdir=/usr/libx32  \
-    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32</userinput></screen>
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/libx32</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/openssl.xml b/chapter08/openssl.xml
index 3f6d41dd5..786863b05 100644
--- a/chapter08/openssl.xml
+++ b/chapter08/openssl.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ CC="gcc -m32 -march=i686"  \
 CXX="g++ -m32 -march=i686" \
     ./config               \
     --prefix=/usr          \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32    \
     --openssldir=/etc/ssl  \
     --libdir=lib32         \
     shared                 \
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ CC="gcc -mx32"            \
 CXX="g++ -mx32"           \
     ./config              \
     --prefix=/usr         \
-    --libdir=/usr/libx32  \
     --openssldir=/etc/ssl \
     --libdir=libx32       \
     shared                \
diff --git a/chapter08/readline.xml b/chapter08/readline.xml
index aaefb44f2..dca718219 100644
--- a/chapter08/readline.xml
+++ b/chapter08/readline.xml
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ sed -i '/{OLDSUFF}/c:' support/shlib-install</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Readline for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr                     \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32               \
-    --disable-static                  \
-    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu</userinput></screen>
+    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu      \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32           \
+    --disable-static</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Readline for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr          \
-    --libdir=/usr/libx32   \
-    --disable-static       \
-    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32</userinput></screen>
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/libx32          \
+    --disable-static</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/util-linux.xml b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
index df1b3fc16..5aa9a38a1 100644
--- a/chapter08/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ su tester -c "make -k check"</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" \
 ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime   \
+            --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
+            --libdir=/usr/lib32      \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
             --disable-chfn-chsh      \
             --disable-login          \
@@ -130,13 +132,13 @@ su tester -c "make -k check"</userinput></screen>
             --disable-static         \
             --without-python         \
             --without-systemd        \
-            --libdir=/usr/lib32      \
-            --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
             --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
             --enable-libmount-force-mountinfo</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" \
 ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime   \
+            --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
+            --libdir=/usr/lib32      \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
             --disable-chfn-chsh      \
             --disable-login          \
@@ -147,8 +149,6 @@ su tester -c "make -k check"</userinput></screen>
             --disable-pylibmount     \
             --disable-static         \
             --without-python         \
-            --libdir=/usr/lib32      \
-            --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
             --enable-libmount-force-mountinfo</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" \
 ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime   \
+            --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+            --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
             --disable-chfn-chsh  \
             --disable-login      \
@@ -190,12 +192,12 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
             --without-python     \
             --without-systemd    \
             --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
-            --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
-            --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
             --enable-libmount-force-mountinfo</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" \
 ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime   \
+            --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+            --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
             --disable-chfn-chsh  \
             --disable-login      \
@@ -206,8 +208,6 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
             --disable-pylibmount \
             --disable-static     \
             --without-python     \
-            --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
-            --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
             --enable-libmount-force-mountinfo</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
diff --git a/chapter08/xz.xml b/chapter08/xz.xml
index e66da099c..faac1a090 100644
--- a/chapter08/xz.xml
+++ b/chapter08/xz.xml
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@
     <para>Prepare Xz for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr         \
-    --disable-static      \
-    --libdir=/usr/lib32   \
-    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu</userinput></screen>
+    --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu      \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib32           \
+    --disable-static</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
     <para>Prepare Xz for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" ./configure \
-    --prefix=/usr          \
-    --disable-static       \
-    --libdir=/usr/libx32   \
-    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32</userinput></screen>
+    --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
+    --prefix=/usr                 \
+    --libdir=/usr/libx32          \
+    --disable-static</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/zstd.xml b/chapter08/zstd.xml
index 2d71b7bfd..38e997f4b 100644
--- a/chapter08/zstd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/zstd.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">CC="gcc -m32" make prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
 cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/lib/* /usr/lib32/
 sed -e "/^libdir/s/lib$/lib32/" -i /usr/lib32/pkgconfig/libzstd.pc
 rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">CC="gcc -mx32" make prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
 cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/lib/* /usr/libx32/
 sed -e "/^libdir/s/lib$/libx32/" -i /usr/libx32/pkgconfig/libzstd.pc
 rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>