diff --git a/chapter08/glibc.xml b/chapter08/glibc.xml
index 9f07b46eb..f8ec464c3 100644
--- a/chapter08/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/glibc.xml
@@ -777,7 +777,9 @@ mkdir -pv /etc/ld.so.conf.d</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="libanl">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libanl</filename></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>An asynchronous name lookup library</para>
+          <para>Dummy library containing no functions.  Previously was the
+          asynchronous name lookup library, whose functions are now in
+          <filename class='libraryfile'>libc</filename></para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libanl">
             <primary sortas="c-libanl">libanl</primary>
           </indexterm>