diff --git a/chapter08/util-linux.xml b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
index 3e54a2c84..7648d2a7f 100644
--- a/chapter08/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             --disable-static     \
             --without-python     \
             --without-systemd    \
-            --without-systemdsystemunitdir /
+            --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \