diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
index 8cad9989aa..aa0c741acb 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
@@ -449,19 +449,21 @@ boot:</screen>
 	previous or another, specified kernel:</para>
 
       <screen><userinput>unload</userinput>
-<userinput>load <replaceable>kernel.old</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+<userinput>load <replaceable>/path/to/kernelfile</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
-      <para>Use <filename>kernel.GENERIC</filename> to refer to the
-	default kernel that comes with an installation, or
-	<filename>kernel.old</filename>, to refer to the previously
-	installed kernel before a system upgrade or before configuring
-	a custom kernel.</para>
+      <para>Use the qualified
+	<filename>/boot/GENERIC/kernel</filename> to refer to
+	the default kernel that comes with an installation, or
+	<filename>/boot/kernel.old/kernel</filename>, to refer to the
+	previously installed kernel before a system upgrade or before
+	configuring a custom kernel.</para>
 
       <para>Use the following to load the usual modules with another
-	kernel:</para>
+	kernel.  Note that in this case it is not necessary the
+	qualified name:</para>
 
       <screen><userinput>unload</userinput>
-<userinput>set kernel="<replaceable>kernel.old</replaceable>"</userinput>
+<userinput>set kernel="<replaceable>mykernel</replaceable>"</userinput>
 <userinput>boot-conf</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>To load an automated kernel configuration script:</para>