diff --git a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
index a1dafc1ee..bc6162e61 100644
--- a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
   <para>It is time to create the full structure in the LFS file system.</para>
 
+  <note><para>Some of the directories mentioned in this section may be
+  already created earlier with explicit instructions or when installing some
+  packages.  They are repeated below for completeness.</para></note>
+
   <para>Create some root-level directories that are not in the limited set
     required in the previous chapters by issuing the following command:</para>
 
-  <note><para>Some of the directories below have already been created earlier
-  with explicit instructions or when installing some packages.  They are
-  repeated below for completeness.</para></note>
-
 <screen><userinput>mkdir -pv /{boot,home,mnt,opt,srv}</userinput></screen>
 
   <para>Create the required set of subdirectories below the root-level by