diff --git a/cross/gcc-aarch64/APKBUILD b/cross/gcc-aarch64/APKBUILD
index 71d1e5543..f80f6ceef 100644
--- a/cross/gcc-aarch64/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/gcc-aarch64/APKBUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CBUILDROOT="/"
 _cross_configure="--disable-bootstrap --with-sysroot=/usr/$CTARGET"
 
 pkgname=gcc-aarch64
+# FIXME WHEN UPGRADING: remove !tracedeps from options when upgrading to properly fix pma#1732 (we only have a workaround for now)
 _pkgbase=12.2.1 # must match gcc/BASE-VER
 _pkgsnap=20220924
 pkgver=${_pkgbase}_git${_pkgsnap}
diff --git a/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD b/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
index e93f3ee44..055ed793b 100644
--- a/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CBUILDROOT="/"
 _cross_configure="--disable-bootstrap --with-sysroot=/usr/$CTARGET"
 
 pkgname=gcc-armhf
+# FIXME WHEN UPGRADING: remove !tracedeps from options when upgrading to properly fix pma#1732 (we only have a workaround for now)
 _pkgbase=12.2.1 # must match gcc/BASE-VER
 _pkgsnap=20220924
 pkgver=${_pkgbase}_git${_pkgsnap}
diff --git a/cross/gcc-armv7/APKBUILD b/cross/gcc-armv7/APKBUILD
index d4452307b..ee81843ed 100644
--- a/cross/gcc-armv7/APKBUILD
+++ b/cross/gcc-armv7/APKBUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CBUILDROOT="/"
 _cross_configure="--disable-bootstrap --with-sysroot=/usr/$CTARGET"
 
 pkgname=gcc-armv7
+# FIXME WHEN UPGRADING: remove !tracedeps from options when upgrading to properly fix pma#1732 (we only have a workaround for now)
 _pkgbase=12.2.1 # must match gcc/BASE-VER
 _pkgsnap=20220924
 pkgver=${_pkgbase}_git${_pkgsnap}