diff --git a/package/libtool/libtool.mk b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
index 28786d2df9..8688f8b20c 100644
--- a/package/libtool/libtool.mk
+++ b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LIBTOOL_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 LIBTOOL_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 LIBTOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+HOST_LIBTOOL_CONF_ENV = MAKEINFO=true
 HOST_LIBTOOL_LIBTOOL_PATCH = NO
 
 # We have a patch that affects libtool.m4, which triggers an autoreconf