diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index d3612e2ff..7e2f474af 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>June 16th, 2005 [jhuntwork]: Adjusted description of
+the patch package. Thanks Randy McMurchy.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>June 16th, 2005 [archaic]: Fixed link to BLFS's db page
 referenced in iproute2. (merged from trunk r6006)</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/patch.xml b/chapter06/patch.xml
index 4f7fc53f5..ba50fdf86 100644
--- a/chapter06/patch.xml
+++ b/chapter06/patch.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-patch"><primary sortas="a-Patch">Patch</primary></indexterm>
 
 <sect2 role="package"><title/>
-<para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying files.</para>
+<para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying or creating files by
+applying a <quote>patch</quote> file typically created by the diff program.</para>
 
 <segmentedlist>
 <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>