diff --git a/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml b/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
index 6ca5a0fa2..6d0098c80 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc-pass2.xml
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
         <term><parameter>LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=...</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Allow <filename class="libraryfile">libstdc++</filename> to
-          use the shared <filename class="libraryfile">libgcc</filename> being
-          built in this pass, instead of the static version that was built in GCC
-          pass 1. This is necessary to support C++ exception
-          handling.</para>
+          use the <filename class="libraryfile">libgcc</filename> being
+          built in this pass, instead of the previous version built in
+          <xref linkend='ch-tools-gcc-pass1'/>.  The previous version cannot
+          properly support C++ exception handling because it was built
+          without libc support.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>