diff --git a/chapter03/patches.xml b/chapter03/patches.xml
index 23c539ad4..c632f495a 100644
--- a/chapter03/patches.xml
+++ b/chapter03/patches.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ needed to build an LFS system:</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Glibc Fix Testsuite Patch - 1 KB:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para><ulink url="&patches-root;glibc-&glibc-version;-fix_test-1.patch"/></para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
 <varlistentry>
 <term>Inetutils Kernel Headers Patch - 1 KB:</term>
 <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml
index d2ce4b6e9..cde9b2cc3 100644
--- a/chapter05/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ unset them when building Glibc.</para>
 the method suggested in this book puts the stability of the system at
 risk.</para>
 
+<para>Glibc has two tests which fail when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x The
+problem has been determined to be with the tests themselves, not with the libc
+nor the kernel. If you plan to run the testsuite apply this patch:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-version;-fix_test-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
 <para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source
 directory in a dedicated build directory:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index 0b60c1938..5e12a1d6b 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ within the Glibc source directory:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>tar -xjvf /sources/glibc-linuxthreads-&glibc-version;.tar.bz2</userinput></screen>
 
+<para>Glibc has two tests which fail when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x The
+problem has been determined to be with the tests themselves, not with the libc
+nor the kernel. This patch fixes the problem:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-version;-fix_test-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
 <para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source
 directory in a dedicated build directory:</para>