diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index c936687ea..21883c4e9 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5734'>#5734</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>[bdubbs] - Update build instructions to accomodate
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update build instructions to accommodate
           gcc-15 for bc, expect, ncurses, and gmp.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter08/gmp.xml b/chapter08/gmp.xml
index 300e20bf9..5778d0142 100644
--- a/chapter08/gmp.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gmp.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
            CFLAGS is still automatically set to -march=something.  -->
     </note>
 
-    <para>First, make an adjustment for compatibilty with gcc-15 and later:</para>
+    <para>First, make an adjustment for compatibility with gcc-15 and later:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -i '/long long t1;/,+1s/()/(...)/' configure</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/libpipeline.xml b/chapter08/libpipeline.xml
index a1be58923..2968714c7 100644
--- a/chapter08/libpipeline.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libpipeline.xml
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
+    <para>The tests require the <application>Check</application> library
+    that we've removed from LFS.</para>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>