diff --git a/chapter08/systemd.xml b/chapter08/systemd.xml
index 94696ea97..9d43b65ad 100644
--- a/chapter08/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/systemd.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ meson --prefix=/usr                 \
           services responsible for setting up the
           <filename>/etc/group</filename> and
           <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> files. Both files
-          were created earlier in this chapter. This daemon is not useful
+          were created in the previous chapter. This daemon is not useful
           on an LFS system since user accounts are manually created.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>