diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils.xml b/chapter06/coreutils.xml
index 2c1b26654..aa064a7c5 100644
--- a/chapter06/coreutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/coreutils.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     later than all other files to prevent a <command>make</command>
     error:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&coreutils-i18n-patch; &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&coreutils-i18n-patch; 
 touch Makefile.in</userinput></screen>
 
     <note>
diff --git a/chapter08/grub.xml b/chapter08/grub.xml
index 35ab56aa2..4fb89ab3f 100644
--- a/chapter08/grub.xml
+++ b/chapter08/grub.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     url="&blfs-book;multimedia/libisoburn.html">
     libisoburn</ulink> package.</para>
 
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cd /tmp &amp;&amp;
-grub-mkrescue --output=grub-img.iso &amp;&amp;
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cd /tmp 
+grub-mkrescue --output=grub-img.iso 
 xorriso -as cdrecord -v dev=/dev/cdrw blank=as_needed grub-img.iso</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>