diff --git a/chapter08/flex.xml b/chapter08/flex.xml
index 7e44e38e9..a7e7296fe 100644
--- a/chapter08/flex.xml
+++ b/chapter08/flex.xml
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Flex for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \
-            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version; \
-            --disable-static</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr    \
+            --disable-static \
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>