diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
index 3297b3a73e..692d08cfe6 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ You need a fairly recent system. On Linux, 2.4.x kernels are recommended.
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">gcc</emphasis> - Recommended versions are 2.95
   and 3.4+. 2.96 and 3.0.x are known to generate faulty code, 3.1 and
-  3.2 also had problems, 3.3 some minor ones.
+  3.2 also had problems, 3.3 some minor ones. On PowerPC, use 4.x.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">XFree86</emphasis> - Recommended version is <emphasis role="bold">always the