diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index bf812f63e..77e8515e4 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2007-02-23</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[dnicholson] - Removed the text suggesting that you can edit
+          the specs file by hand in the toolchain adjustment since it's only
+          generated if you run the previous commands. Reported by Chris
+          Staub.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2007-02-20</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter05/adjusting.xml b/chapter05/adjusting.xml
index 85da55cae..144719698 100644
--- a/chapter05/adjusting.xml
+++ b/chapter05/adjusting.xml
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ ln -sv /tools/bin/ld /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin/ld</userinput></screen>
   > `dirname $(gcc -print-libgcc-file-name)`/specs</userinput></screen>
 
   <para>It is recommended that the above command be copy-and-pasted in order to
-  ensure accuracy. Alternatively, the specs file can be edited by hand. This is
-  done by replacing every occurrence of <quote>/lib/ld-linux.so.2</quote> with
-  <quote>/tools/lib/ld-linux.so.2</quote></para>
-
-  <para>Be sure to visually inspect the specs file in order to verify the
-  intended changes have been made.</para>
+  ensure accuracy. Be sure to visually inspect the specs file in order to
+  verify that all occurrences of <quote>/lib/ld-linux.so.2</quote> have been
+  replaced with <quote>/tools/lib/ld-linux.so.2</quote>.</para>
 
   <important>
     <para>If working on a platform where the name of the dynamic linker is