diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 6a192fb9c5..58f0631a01 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(GDB_FROM_GIT),y)
+GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-texinfo
 HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-texinfo
 else
 # don't generate documentation