diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
index 1c9e90ab9e..71237e15ad 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/chapter.xml
@@ -5731,24 +5731,31 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${MY_DEPENDS}</programlisting>
 	  <tbody>
 	    <row>
 	      <entry><varname>USE_GCC</varname></entry>
-	      <entry>The port requires GCC (<command>gcc</command> or
-		<command>g++</command>) to build.  Some ports need any
-		GCC version, some require modern, recent versions.  It
-		is typically set to <literal>any</literal> (in this
-		case, GCC from base would be used on versions of &os;
-		that still have it, or <literal>lang/gcc</literal>
-		port would be installed when default C/C++ compiler is
-		Clang); or <literal>yes</literal> (means always use
-		stable, modern GCC from <literal>lang/gcc</literal>
-		port).  The exact version can also be specified, with
-		a value such as <literal>4.7</literal>.  The minimal
-		required version can be specified as
-		<literal>4.6+</literal>.  The GCC from the base system
-		is used when it satisfies the requested version,
-		otherwise an appropriate compiler is built from the
-		port, and <varname>CC</varname> and
-		<varname>CXX</varname> are adjusted
-		accordingly.</entry>
+	      <entry>
+		<para>The port requires GCC (<command>gcc</command> or
+		  <command>g++</command>) to build.  Some ports need any
+		  GCC version, some require modern, recent versions.  It
+		  is typically set to <literal>any</literal> (in this
+		  case, GCC from base would be used on versions of &os;
+		  that still have it, or <literal>lang/gcc</literal>
+		  port would be installed when default C/C++ compiler is
+		  Clang); or <literal>yes</literal> (means always use
+		  stable, modern GCC from <literal>lang/gcc</literal>
+		  port).  The exact version can also be specified, with
+		  a value such as <literal>4.7</literal>.  The minimal
+		  required version can be specified as
+		  <literal>4.6+</literal>.  The GCC from the base system
+		  is used when it satisfies the requested version,
+		  otherwise an appropriate compiler is built from the
+		  port, and <varname>CC</varname> and
+		  <varname>CXX</varname> are adjusted
+		  accordingly.</para>
+
+		<note>
+		  <para><varname>USE_GCC</varname> will register a
+		    build-time and a run-time dependency.</para>
+		</note>
+	      </entry>
 	    </row>
 	  </tbody>
 	</tgroup>