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@@ -357,7 +357,10 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
   The linker now defaults to internal linking mode
   for <code>-buildmode=pie</code> on
   <code>linux/amd64</code> and <code>linux/arm64</code>, so these
-  configurations no longer require a C linker.
+  configurations no longer require a C linker. External linking
+  mode (which was the default in Go 1.14 for
+  <code>-buildmode=pie</code>) can still be requested with
+  <code>-ldflags=-linkmode=external</code> flag.
 </p>
 
 <h2 id="objdump">Objdump</h2>