diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml
index d80c5f511..ed2498882 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
file system is mounted and it's already enough for providing
information about most LFS configuration errors causing a
panic (for example, an incorrect root=
- setting in ).
+ setting in the kernel command line).