diff --git a/chapter08/dbus.xml b/chapter08/dbus.xml
index 271df146f..044c04aeb 100644
--- a/chapter08/dbus.xml
+++ b/chapter08/dbus.xml
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr                        \
             --sysconfdir=/etc                    \
             --localstatedir=/var                 \
+            --runstatedir=/run                   \
             --disable-static                     \
             --disable-doxygen-docs               \
             --disable-xml-docs                   \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/dbus-&dbus-version; \
             --with-console-auth-dir=/run/console \
-            --with-system-pid-file=/run/dbus/pid \
             --with-system-socket=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term>
-          <parameter>--with-system-pid-file=/run/dbus/pid</parameter> and
+          <parameter>--runstatedir=/run</parameter> and
           <parameter>--with-system-socket=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket</parameter>
         </term>
         <listitem>