diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 03323b6ad..92662949b 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2010-12-19</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+         <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] Upgrade to GCC-4.5.2. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2809">#2809</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
          <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] Upgrade to E2fsprogs-1.41.13. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2807">#2807</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index f4ad0f8fb..c7699dc5e 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Gawk &gawk-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>GCC &gcc-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>GDBM &gdbm-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@
       <para>coreutils-8.6-uname-1.patch</para>
     </listitem>
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>gcc-4.5.2-startfiles_fix-1.patch</para>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>glibc-2.12.1-ld_audit_fix-1.patch</para>
     </listitem>
@@ -280,6 +284,10 @@
       <para>expect-5.44.1.15-no_tk-1.patch</para>
     </listitem>
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>gcc-4.5.1-startfiles_fix-1.patch</para>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>man-db-2.5.7-fix_man_assertion-1.patch</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 71a1a3c57..d164e4f9d 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-du "19 MB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-sbu "0.2 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY gcc-version "4.5.1">
-<!ENTITY gcc-size "64,572 KB">
+<!ENTITY gcc-version "4.5.2">
+<!ENTITY gcc-size "64,774 KB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-url "&gnu;gcc/gcc-&gcc-version;/gcc-&gcc-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "48231a8e33ed6e058a341c53b819de1a">
+<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "d6559145853fbaaa0fd7556ed93bce9a">
 <!ENTITY gcc-home "http://gcc.gnu.org/">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-du "809 MB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-sbu "5.0 SBU">