diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml
index e3d77b8bf..79c65913a 100644
--- a/chapter05/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
       --build=$(../scripts/config.guess) \
       --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;                \
       --with-headers=$LFS/usr/include    \
-      libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib           \
-      libc_cv_rtlddir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
+      libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
diff --git a/chapter08/glibc.xml b/chapter08/glibc.xml
index 2b4c064e5..9aefe30d2 100644
--- a/chapter08/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/glibc.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
              --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;                      \
              --enable-stack-protector=strong          \
              --with-headers=/usr/include              \
-             libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib                 \
-             libc_cv_rtlddir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
+             libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>