diff --git a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
index 2eb2d7f54..2862e8ac1 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ would do.</para>
 optimization flags (including the -march and -mcpu options). Glibc is 
 best left alone, so we recommend you unsetting CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS and other
 such variables/settings that would change the default optimization that
-it comes with.</para>
+it comes with. Also, don't pass the --enable-kernel option to the configure
+script. It's known to cause segmentation fauls when other packages like
+fileutils, make and tar are linked against it.</para>
+
+<para>Basically, compiling Glibc in any way than this book suggests it, is
+putting your system at very high risk.</para>
 
 <para>Install Glibc by running the following commands:</para>