diff --git a/chap8p1.sh b/chap8p1.sh
index 8e2178a..7dc0920 100644
--- a/chap8p1.sh
+++ b/chap8p1.sh
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ echo "Finished 8.26 ""$LFS_GCC""" >> build.log &&
 echo "$LFS_GCC" >> /installed.txt
 
 echo "8.27 ""$LFS_PKGCONFIG"""
-tar xf "$PKGONFIG".tar.gz
+tar xf "$PKGONFIG".tar.gz &&
 cd "$LFS_PKGCONFIG" &&
 ./configure --prefix=/usr              \
             --with-internal-glib       \