diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 6a5c1dd61..a22dfe5f6 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2014-03-24</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to gcc-4.9. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3553">#3553</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2014-03-23</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index ac422b5a6..a7b81065f 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>Gawk &gawk-version;</para>
     </listitem>
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>GCC &gcc-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>GDBM &gdbm-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
index 9ebf763e7..182fad342 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ RANLIB=$LFS_TGT-ranlib         \
 ../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure     \
     --prefix=/tools            \
     --disable-nls              \
+    --disable-werror           \
     --with-lib-path=/tools/lib \
     --with-sysroot</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
index 8ba097d10..61cb8af15 100644
--- a/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/gcc-pass1.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ cd ../gcc-build</userinput></screen>
     --disable-libquadmath                            \
     --disable-libsanitizer                           \
     --disable-libssp                                 \
+    --disable-libvtv                                 \
+    --disable-libcilkrts                             \
     --disable-libstdc++-v3                           \
     --enable-languages=c,c++                         \
     --with-mpfr-include=$(pwd)/../gcc-&gcc-version;/mpfr/src \
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils.xml b/chapter06/binutils.xml
index d54cbe45e..ae8aff092 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Prepare Binutils for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure --prefix=/usr  \
+                          --enable-shared \
+                          --disable-werror</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/systemd.xml b/chapter06/systemd.xml
index c1a17648e..107500f8f 100644
--- a/chapter06/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter06/systemd.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 <literal>KILL=/bin/kill
 HAVE_BLKID=1
 BLKID_LIBS="-lblkid"
-BLKID_CFLAGS="-I/tools/include/blkid"</literal>
+BLKID_CFLAGS="-I/tools/include/blkid"
+cc_cv_CFLAGS__flto=no</literal>
 EOF</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Additionally, fix a build error when using Util-Linux built in
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 5c5864715..a75f4a64f 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20140423">
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "April 23, 2014">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20140424">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "April 24, 2014">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2014"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone       "8.0">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index b8bb00c68..be0b9d1ad 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-du "30 MB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-sbu "0.2 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY gcc-version "4.8.2">
-<!ENTITY gcc-size "83,984 KB">
+<!ENTITY gcc-version "4.9.0">
+<!ENTITY gcc-size "87,576 KB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-url "&gnu;gcc/gcc-&gcc-version;/gcc-&gcc-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "a3d7d63b9cb6b6ea049469a0c4a43c9d">
+<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "9709b49ae0e904cbb0a6a1b62853b556">
 <!ENTITY gcc-home "http://gcc.gnu.org/">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-du "1.4 GB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-sbu "5.5 SBU">