diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
index 543877dcc..751aadc53 100644
--- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
     <listitem>
       <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-2.6.22.5</emphasis>
-      (having been compiled with GCC-4.12 or greater)</para>
+      (having been compiled with GCC-4.1.2 or greater)</para>
 
       <para>The reason for the kernel version requirement is that we specify
       that version when building <application>glibc</application> in Chapter 6