diff --git a/chapter05/bash-inst.xml b/chapter05/bash-inst.xml
index a436f5831..5380dbb3b 100644
--- a/chapter05/bash-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/bash-inst.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 <sect2>
 <title>Installation of Bash</title>
 
+<para>
+Bash needs a static ncurses library that goes by the name of libcurses.a. Some
+distributions provide this file under the name of libncurses.a. If this is the
+case of your distribution, run the following two commands to fix the problem:
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Note: Normally, the libncurses.a file resides in the /usr/lib directory
+but it might reside in /lib (like it does on LFS systems). Check this
+first and adjust the path in the following commands accordingly:
+</para>
+
+<blockquote><literallayout>
+	<userinput>cd /usr/lib &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+	<userinput>ln -s libncurses.a libcurses.a</userinput>
+</literallayout></blockquote>
+
 <para>
 Install Bash by running the following commands:
 </para>
@@ -15,23 +32,6 @@ Install Bash by running the following commands:
 	<userinput>ln -s bash sh</userinput>
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 
-<para>
-If you get errors when compiling bash that tell about not being able to
-find <quote>-lcurses</quote>, these two commands should be run to create the
-missing symlink:
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Note: Normally, the libncurses.a file resides in the /usr/lib directory
-but it might reside in /lib (like it does on LFS systems). Check this
-first and adjust the path in the following commands accordingly:
-</para>
-
-<blockquote><literallayout>
-	<userinput>cd /usr/lib &amp;&amp;</userinput>
-	<userinput>ln -s libncurses.a libcurses.a</userinput>
-</literallayout></blockquote>
-
 <para>
 If the make install phase ends with something along the lines of
 </para>