diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 7a8b03c66..c44c49cb5 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2013-07-20</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Add comments about the kernel 
+          <command>make defconfig</command> option when configuring 
+          the kernel.  Fixes 
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3379">#3379</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-3.10.1.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml
index 00309b469..3b91f4849 100644
--- a/chapter08/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@
     information about configuring and building the kernel can be found at
     <ulink url="http://www.kroah.com/lkn/"/> </para>
 
-    <note><para>Due to recent changes in <application>udev</application>, be sure to
+    <note><para>A good starting place for setting up the kernel configuration
+    is to run <command>make defconfig</command>. This will set the base
+    configuration to a good state that takes your current system architecture
+    into account.</para>
+
+    <para>Due to recent changes in <application>udev</application>, be sure to
     select:</para>
 
     <screen role="nodump">Device Drivers  ---&gt;