diff --git a/chapter08/man-db.xml b/chapter08/man-db.xml
index 55559b1fa..498274f51 100644
--- a/chapter08/man-db.xml
+++ b/chapter08/man-db.xml
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
 
-   <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
+    <!-- https://gitlab.com/man-db/man-db/-/issues/25 -->
+    <para>Many tests are known to fail with groff-1.23.0 or later.  If
+    you still want to test the results anyway, issue:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="test">make -k check</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml
index 949a3667d..b277bc9ee 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         LFS editors recommend that users not familiar with this process follow
         the procedures below fairly closely.  The objective is to get an
         initial system to a point where you can log in at the command line when
-        you reboot later in <xref linkend="ch-finish-reboot"/>.  At his point
+        you reboot later in <xref linkend="ch-finish-reboot"/>.  At this point
         optimization and customization is not a goal.
       </para>