diff --git a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
index 0aaf770..f2a3af6 100644
--- a/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/ELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #undef  DEBUG_TYPE
 #define DEBUG_TYPE "reloc-info"
 
+// FIXME: This switch must be removed. Since GNU as does not
+// need a command line switch for doing its wierd thing with PIC,
+// LLVM should not need it either.
+// --
 // Emulate the wierd behavior of GNU-as for relocation types
 namespace llvm {
 cl::opt<bool>