diff --git a/pages/common/gcc.md b/pages/common/gcc.md
index 63041a49c..47335af87 100644
--- a/pages/common/gcc.md
+++ b/pages/common/gcc.md
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 
 `gcc -S {{path/to/source.c}}`
 
-- Compile source code without linking:
+- Compile source code into an object file without linking:
 
 `gcc -c {{path/to/source.c}}`