diff --git a/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md b/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
index 115da40294b6530176ed6c0491752720355c5c65..b2758bad54d68b5b8ab6e0719508f13e4a915bf1 100644
--- a/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
+++ b/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ See the "conflicts resolution" section below for how to handle
         sudo ttyrec -a -e screen /var/log/upgrade-bookworm.ttyrec
 
         apt-mark manual bind9-dnsutils
-        apt purge libgcc1 gcc-9-base
+        apt purge gcc-9-base
         apt purge $(dpkg -l | awk '/^rc/ { print $2 }') # purge removed packages
         apt autoremove -y --purge
         apt purge $(deborphan --guess-dummy)