diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
index 1fb05af24..afd51bc41 100644
--- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
@@ -72,27 +72,6 @@
       <para><emphasis role="strong">Gzip-1.3.12</emphasis></para>
     </listitem>
 
-    <listitem>
-      <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-&min-kernel;</emphasis></para>
-
-      <para>The reason for the kernel version requirement is that we specify
-      that version when building <application>glibc</application> in
-      <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/> and
-      <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>,
-      at the recommendation of the developers.  It is also required by
-      udev.</para>
-
-      <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace
-      the kernel with a more up to date version. There are two ways
-      you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a &min-kernel;
-      or later kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your
-      vendor doesn't offer an acceptable kernel package, or you would prefer not to
-      install it, you can compile a kernel yourself. Instructions for
-      compiling the kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host
-      uses GRUB) are located in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para>
-
-    </listitem>
-
     <listitem>
       <para><emphasis role="strong">M4-1.4.10</emphasis></para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml
index 166be911c..f39141c63 100644
--- a/chapter05/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
       --prefix=/usr                      \
       --host=$LFS_TGT                    \
       --build=$(../scripts/config.guess) \
-      --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;                \
+      --enable-kernel=&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;               \
       --with-headers=$LFS/usr/include    \
       libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
 
@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=&min-kernel;</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>This tells Glibc to compile the library with support
-          for &min-kernel; and later Linux kernels.  Workarounds for older
-          kernels are not enabled.</para>
+          <para>This option tells the build system that this glibc may
+          be used with kernels as old as
+          &linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;. This means generating
+          workarounds in case a system call introduced in a later version
+          cannot be used.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/glibc.xml b/chapter08/glibc.xml
index 6615926ec..d9ee49731 100644
--- a/chapter08/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/glibc.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr                            \
              --disable-werror                         \
-             --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;                      \
+             --enable-kernel=&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;                     \
              --enable-stack-protector=strong          \
              --with-headers=/usr/include              \
              libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=&min-kernel;</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>This option tells the build system that this glibc may
-          be used with kernels as old as &min-kernel;. This means generating
+          be used with kernels as old as
+          &linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;. This means generating
           workarounds in case a system call introduced in a later version
           cannot be used.</para>
         </listitem>