diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 18ddad71472d..d1ed360534a8 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT 5.0-CURRENT IS SLOW:
 	integrity.  Re-enabling write caching can substantially improve
 	performance.
 
+20020510:
+	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
+	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
+	and then do a cvs update.
+
 20020421:
 	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
 	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.