diff --git a/chapter06/gettext.xml b/chapter06/gettext.xml
index f88d523e3..dff95ba3f 100644
--- a/chapter06/gettext.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gettext.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>This takes a very long time, around 5 SBUs.</para>
+    <para>This takes a long time, around 3 SBUs.</para>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 7db6bd3f4..8f8abbb51 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gettext-url "&gnu;gettext/gettext-&gettext-version;.tar.gz">
 <!ENTITY gettext-md5 "58a2bc6d39c0ba57823034d55d65d606">
 <!ENTITY gettext-home "&gnu-software;gettext/">
-<!ENTITY gettext-ch5-du "43 MB">
-<!ENTITY gettext-ch5-sbu "0.4 SBU">
-<!ENTITY gettext-ch6-du "65 MB">
-<!ENTITY gettext-ch6-sbu "1 SBU">
+<!ENTITY gettext-ch5-du "83 MB">
+<!ENTITY gettext-ch5-sbu "0.8 SBU">
+<!ENTITY gettext-ch6-du "128 MB">
+<!ENTITY gettext-ch6-sbu "2.2 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY glibc-version "2.8-20080929">
 <!ENTITY glibc-size "16,231 KB">