diff --git a/chapter08/stripping.xml b/chapter08/stripping.xml
index 519119088..d82b72ac1 100644
--- a/chapter08/stripping.xml
+++ b/chapter08/stripping.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
   <para>This section is optional.  If the intended user is not a
   programmer and does not plan to do
   any debugging on the system software, the system size can be decreased
-  by about 2 GB by removing the debugging symbols from binaries and
-  libraries. This causes no inconvenience other than not being able to
-  debug the software fully anymore.</para>
+  by about 2 GB by removing the debugging symbols and unneeded symbol table
+  entries from binaries and libraries. This causes no inconvenience other
+  than not being able to debug the software fully anymore.</para>
 
   <para>Most people who use the commands mentioned below do not
   experience any difficulties. However, it is easy to make a typo and
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
   <command>strip</command> commands, it is a good idea to make a
   backup of the LFS system in its current state.</para>
 
+  <para>A <command>strip</command> command with
+  <parameter>--strip-unneeded</parameter> option removes all debug symbols
+  from a binary or library.  And, it removes all symbol table entries not
+  needed by the linker (for static libraries) or dynamic linker (for
+  dynamic-linked binaries and shared libraries).</para>
+
   <para>The debugging symbols for selected libraries are placed
   in separate files.  This debugging information is needed if running
   regression tests that use <ulink