diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index 349d83c2a..7f21cf853 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ mv -v /usr/lib/*gdb.py /usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
       <varlistentry id="libcc1">
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcc1</filename></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>The C preprocessing library</para>
+          <para>A library that allows GDB to make use of GCC</para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gcc libcc1">
             <primary sortas="b-libcc1">libcc1</primary>
           </indexterm>