diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 135710fd0..b6e4af1e4 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@
     <listitem revision="sysv"> or <listitem revision="systemd"> as
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2021-05-26</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[thomas] - Remove obsolete DOCDIR option from iproute2 install command.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2021-05-17</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter08/iproute2.xml b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
index cd8385aff..cf2065fb3 100644
--- a/chapter08/iproute2.xml
+++ b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ rm -fv man/man8/arpd.8</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">make DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version; install</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>If desired, install the documentation:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="install">mkdir -v              /usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version;
+cp -v COPYING README* /usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version;</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>