diff --git a/chapter07/kernfs.xml b/chapter07/kernfs.xml
index 1259006d5..a5230a5d9 100644
--- a/chapter07/kernfs.xml
+++ b/chapter07/kernfs.xml
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs /dev/shm
with symlinks to pseudo files in
/proc/self/fd (which are symlinks
to the files connected to the standard I/O streams for the current
- process). This is necessary for I/O redirection in the building system
- of some packages to function properly:
+ process). And, create another symlink recommended by the kernel
+ documentation. These are necessary for I/O redirection in the building
+ system of some packages to function properly:
ln -sfv /proc/self/fd/0 /dev/stdin
ln -sfv /proc/self/fd/1 /dev/stdout
-ln -sfv /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
+ln -sfv /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr
+ln -sv /proc/self/fd /dev