diff --git a/chapter08/libelf.xml b/chapter08/libelf.xml
index bde918890..4ff8aa1a1 100644
--- a/chapter08/libelf.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libelf.xml
@@ -50,15 +50,16 @@
             --disable-debuginfod \
             --enable-libdebuginfod=dummy</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Compile the package:</para>
+    <para>Compile only Libelf:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="make">make -C lib
+make -C libelf</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make -k check</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Two tests are known to fail, dwarf_srclang_check and 
+    <para>Two tests are known to fail: dwarf_srclang_check and 
     run-backtrace-native-core.sh.</para>
 
     <para>Install only Libelf:</para>