diff --git a/chapter08/libtool.xml b/chapter08/libtool.xml
index 89b7786aa..cb550b5d6 100644
--- a/chapter08/libtool.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libtool.xml
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@
 
     <para>Five tests are known to fail in the LFS build environment due
     to a circular dependency, but these tests pass if rechecked after
-    automake has been installed.  Additionally, with grep-3.8, two tests will
-    trigger a warning for non-POSIX regular expressions and fail.</para>
+    automake has been installed.  Additionally, with grep-3.8 or newer,
+    two tests will trigger a warning for non-POSIX regular expressions and
+    fail.</para>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>