diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 61fc6e73a..613abc587 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2009-02-08</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Remove an unneeded --sysconfdir parameter in
+          Inetutils' instructions. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2313">#2313</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgraded to Linux-2.6.28.4.  Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2340">#2340</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/chapter06/inetutils.xml b/chapter06/inetutils.xml
index e1e87b1c9..a0e028637 100644
--- a/chapter06/inetutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/inetutils.xml
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
 <para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
-    --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
-    --disable-ifconfig --disable-logger --disable-syslogd \
-    --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
+    --localstatedir=/var --disable-ifconfig \
+    --disable-logger --disable-syslogd --disable-whois \
+    --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>