diff --git a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
index 7593b56ca..4af0b25b2 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ is putting your system at very high risk.</para>
 
 <para>Install Glibc by running the following commands:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>cp malloc/Makefile malloc/Makefile.backup &amp;&amp;
+<para><screen><userinput>touch /etc/ld.so.conf &amp;&amp;
+cp malloc/Makefile malloc/Makefile.backup &amp;&amp;
 sed 's%\$(PERL)%/usr/bin/perl%' \
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;malloc/Makefile.backup &gt; malloc/Makefile &amp;&amp;
 cp login/Makefile login/Makefile.backup &amp;&amp;