diff --git a/package/newlib-bare-metal/newlib-bare-metal.mk b/package/newlib-bare-metal/newlib-bare-metal.mk
index 452bc4da25..e1b46fbc88 100644
--- a/package/newlib-bare-metal/newlib-bare-metal.mk
+++ b/package/newlib-bare-metal/newlib-bare-metal.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_LICENSE_FILES = \
 
 NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
+NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_MAKE_OPTS = MAKEINFO=true
 
 define NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D) && \
@@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ define NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_BUILD_CMDS
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D)
+	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $(MAKE1) $(NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(TOOLCHAIN_BARE_METAL_BUILDROOT_SYSROOT) install
+	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) $(NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_MAKE_OPTS) \
+		DESTDIR=$(TOOLCHAIN_BARE_METAL_BUILDROOT_SYSROOT) install
 endef
 
 define NEWLIB_BARE_METAL_FIXUP