diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 728c85336..1819a0041 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>September 4th, 2003 [jeremy]: Chapter 6 - Gzip:
+Altered text to better explain the reason behind the sed command
+used in the gzip installation.  Closes bug 551.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>September 4th, 2003 [jeremy]: Chapter 4 - Downloading
 patches: Added a note regarding Tushar's patches project, and a link
 to the patches home page.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml b/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml
index 685f3830c..f03414c60 100644
--- a/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 <para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Change the default installation directory for Gzip so it will
-be installed in the <filename class="directory">/bin</filename>
-directory:</para>
+<para>The gzexe program has the location of the gzip binary hardcoded into
+it.  Because we later change the location of this binary, the following
+command will place the new location into the gzexe binary.</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cp gzexe.in{,.backup}
 sed 's%"BINDIR"%/bin%' gzexe.in.backup &gt; gzexe.in</userinput></screen></para>