diff --git a/chapter08/bc.xml b/chapter08/bc.xml
index 4493f8219..4677f06fd 100644
--- a/chapter08/bc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/bc.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <term><parameter>-G</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Omit parts of the test suite that won't work
-          without a GNU bc present.</para>
+          until the bc program has been installed.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>