diff --git a/chapter06/gcc.xml b/chapter06/gcc.xml
index 76f9b8b4d..a418f43a7 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Prepare GCC for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">../gcc-&gcc-version;/configure --prefix=/usr               \
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">SED=sed                                            \
+../gcc-&gcc-version;/configure --prefix=/usr               \
                        --libexecdir=/usr/lib       \
                        --enable-shared             \
                        --enable-threads=posix      \
@@ -87,15 +88,15 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the new configure option:</title>
-<!--
+
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>- -disable-install-libiberty</parameter></term>
+        <term><envar>SED=sed</envar></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>This prevents GCC from installing its own copy of libiberty,
-          which is already provided by Binutils-&binutils-version;.</para>
+          <para>Setting this environment variable prevents a hard-coded
+          path to /tools/bin/sed.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
--->
+ 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--with-system-zlib</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index 6d2ba0d12..d6fa9ad34 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Prepare Glibc for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">SED=sed                    \
-../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure    \
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure    \
     --prefix=/usr          \
     --disable-profile      \
     --enable-kernel=&min-kernel; \
@@ -87,14 +86,6 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen>
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title>
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><envar>SED=sed</envar></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Setting this environment variable prevents a hard-coded
-          path to /tools/bin/sed.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</parameter></term>
         <listitem>