diff --git a/chapter07/createdirs.xml b/chapter07/createdirs.xml
index 6a6ee3470..dbf5621f2 100644
--- a/chapter07/createdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter07/createdirs.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 the boot scripts. These directories are created by running:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cd /etc &amp;&amp;</userinput>
-<userinput>mkdir rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,S}.d init.d sysconfig	&amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<userinput>mkdir rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,S}.d init.d sysconfig &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>cd init.d</userinput></screen></para>
 
 </sect1>