diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index 9e4c53ec5..ad9f5418f 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,16 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
     for instructions on how to build all of GCC's supported languages.</para>
 
     <variablelist>
-      <title>The meaning of the new configure parameter:</title>
+      <title>The meaning of the new configure parameters:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>LD=ld</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This parameter makes the configure script use the ld installed
+          by the binutils installed earlier in this chapter, rather than
+          the cross-built version which would otherwise be used.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--with-system-zlib</parameter></term>