diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index 6fb885440..f39ae7351 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ rm -rf /usr/lib/gcc/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/&gcc-version;/include-fixed/bits/</useri
     <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user and group:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">chown -v -R root:root \
-    /usr/lib/gcc/*linux-gnu/&gcc-version;/include{,-fixed}</userinput></screen>
+    /usr/lib/gcc/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/&gcc-version;/include{,-fixed}</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Create a symlink required by the <ulink
     url="https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s09.html">FHS</ulink>