diff --git a/clang/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.rst b/clang/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.rst
index c38a00386d6a..805c98794804 100644
--- a/clang/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.rst
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ Drawbacks and limitations
 =========================
 
 * Prior to version 2.26, the GNU binutils BFD linker is not able link programs
-  with coverage enabled when the ``--gc-sections`` is enabled. The suggested
-  workaround is to either upgrade to a newer version of BFD, or to use the Gold
-  linker.
+  compiled with ``-fcoverage-mapping`` in its ``--gc-sections`` mode.  Possible
+  workarounds include disabling ``--gc-sections``, upgrading to a newer version
+  of BFD, or using the Gold linker.
 
 * Code coverage does not handle unpredictable changes in control flow or stack
   unwinding in the presence of exceptions precisely. Consider the following