diff --git a/general/genutils/lsof.xml b/general/genutils/lsof.xml
index 893c520f50..786021d7b0 100644
--- a/general/genutils/lsof.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/lsof.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput>tar xf lsof_&lsof-version;.tar       &amp;&amp;
 cd lsof_&lsof-version;               &amp;&amp;
-yes n |./Configure linux   &amp;&amp;
+./Configure -n linux       &amp;&amp;
 make CFGL="-L./lib -ltirpc"</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>This package does not come with a working test suite.</para>
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ install -v lsof.8 /usr/share/man/man8</userinput></screen>
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
     <para>
-      <command>yes n |./Configure ...</command>: Automatically answer two
-      questions asked by the Configure script. 
+      <command>./Configure -n linux</command>: Avoid AFS, customization, and
+      inventory checks, and use target-dialect Linux. 
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      <command>make CFGL="-L./lib -ltirpc"</command>: Instruct make the libtirpc
-      libraries locations.
+      <command>make CFGL="-L./lib -ltirpc"</command>: Instruct the libtirpc
+      libraries location to <command>make</command> command.
     </para>
 
   </sect2>