diff --git a/chapter06/findutils.xml b/chapter06/findutils.xml
index ff08a51cd..7bb0c7219 100644
--- a/chapter06/findutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/findutils.xml
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Findutils for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr   \
-            --host=$LFS_TGT \
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr                   \
+            --localstatedir=/var/lib/locate \
+            --host=$LFS_TGT                 \
             --build=$(build-aux/config.guess)</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>