diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index df5a0ff07..281883c0a 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -177,8 +177,12 @@ su tester -c "PATH=$PATH make -k check"
files does not account for the
--enable-default-ssp option.
- Additionally, two tests named copy.cc and
- pr56837.c are known to fail.
+ Two tests named copy.cc and
+ pr56837.c are known to fail.
+
+ Additionally, several tests in the
+ vect directory are known to fail
+ if the hardware does not support AVX.
A few unexpected failures cannot always be avoided. The GCC developers
are usually aware of these issues, but have not resolved them yet.