diff --git a/general/prog/gcc.xml b/general/prog/gcc.xml
index 85bba0dccc..4ae4a14ef7 100644
--- a/general/prog/gcc.xml
+++ b/general/prog/gcc.xml
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ export PATH=/opt/gnat/bin:$PATH</userinput></screen>
       <filename class='libraryfile'>libmudflap</filename> tests.</para>
     </important>
 
-    <note>
+    <!-- <note>
       <para>The instructions below assume that the base compiler is 
       gcc-&gcc-version;.  If it is not, the initial <command>make</command>
       command below should be <command>make bootstrap</command>.</para>
-    </note>
+    </note> -->
 
 <screen><userinput>sed -i 's/install_to_$(INSTALL_DEST) //' libiberty/Makefile.in &amp;&amp;
 mkdir ../gcc-build &amp;&amp;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ cd ../gcc-build &amp;&amp;
     --enable-__cxa_atexit \
     --enable-clocale=gnu \
     --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,f95,ada,java,treelang &amp;&amp;
-make &amp;&amp;
+make bootstrap &amp;&amp;
 make -k check &amp;&amp;
 ../gcc-&gcc-version;/contrib/test_summary</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index a3f25d43c9..f804ae2f88 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>September 21st, 2005</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Reverted gcc build instructions.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[randy] - Updated to EsounD-0.2.36.</para>
         </listitem>