diff --git a/chapter08/attr.xml b/chapter08/attr.xml
index 5272cfcb2..847a4935f 100644
--- a/chapter08/attr.xml
+++ b/chapter08/attr.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Attr</title>
 
+    &update-config-text;
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">tar -C build-aux &update-config-arg;</userinput></screen>
+
     <para>Prepare Attr for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr     \