diff --git a/devel/gcc/Makefile b/devel/gcc/Makefile
index ba0b9c2a8..99a4911a5 100644
--- a/devel/gcc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gcc/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
 #
-# NB: GCC building is a bit special, you need to have the gcc build-deps installed on the build machine as well,
-#     for instance mpfr, mpc and gmp development packages!
-#
+
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gcc
diff --git a/devel/gcc/README b/devel/gcc/README
index f172bb900..6cbc80d2b 100644
--- a/devel/gcc/README
+++ b/devel/gcc/README
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 Native GCC that runs on target.
 
-Note that building this one is a bit tricky. First and foremost, your build machine
-needs to have the gcc build-deps installed as well, i.e. mpfr, gmp and mpc, amongst
-others.
+To save disk space, this GCC only supports dynamic linking on the target box,
+there are no static libraries shipped.
 
-For now, this was only tested for a mips target. Others to be done...
+For now, this was only tested on a mips target. Others to be done...
 
-Christian Beier <cb@shoutrlabs.com>
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+   Christian Beier <cb@shoutrlabs.com>
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