diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml b/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
index cebd1839e..b9e287d0f 100644
--- a/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ provided by Net-tools. Prevent its installation by applying a patch:</para>
 
 <para>This package has a testsuite available which can perform a number of 
 checks to ensure it built correctly.  Should you choose to run it, the 
-following command will do so:</para>
+following commands will do so:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>make check-root
 make RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes check</userinput></screen></para>