diff --git a/drivers/io/io_fip.c b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
index abb3511..a23940d 100644
--- a/drivers/io/io_fip.c
+++ b/drivers/io/io_fip.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 		x.node[4], x.node[5]
 
 typedef struct {
-	/* Put file_pos above the struct to allow {0} on static init.
-	 * It is a workaround for a known bug in GCC
-	 * http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53119
-	 */
 	unsigned int file_pos;
 	fip_toc_entry_t entry;
 } file_state_t;