diff --git a/chapter08/bc.xml b/chapter08/bc.xml
index 41d969e94..2f29c1859 100644
--- a/chapter08/bc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/bc.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Bc for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">PREFIX=/usr CC=gcc ./configure.sh -G -O3</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">CC=gcc ./configure --prefix=/usr -G -O3</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>