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diff --git a/chapter05/setting-environment.xml b/chapter05/setting-environment.xml
index 286cd2428..a7af71228 100644
--- a/chapter05/setting-environment.xml
+++ b/chapter05/setting-environment.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LFS=/mnt/lfs
LC_ALL=POSIX
PATH=/tools/bin:$PATH
export LFS LC_ALL PATH
+unset CC CXX CPP LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_PRELOAD
<userinput>EOF
source ~/.bash_profile</userinput></screen></para>
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ everything will work as expected in the chroot environment.</para>
that, as we move along through this chapter, the tools we build will get used
during the rest of the building process.</para>
+<para>The CC, CXX, CPP, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LD_PRELOAD environment variables all
+have the potential to cause havoc with our Chapter 5 toolchain. We therefore
+unset them to prevent any chance of this happening.</para>
+
<para>Now, after sourcing the just-created profile, we're all set to begin
building the temporary tools that will support us in later chapters.</para>