diff --git a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
index 391d2cd407..e06510e096 100644
--- a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
+++ b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ COREUTILS_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_c_restrict=no \
 	gl_getline_needs_run_time_check=no \
 	gl_cv_have_proc_uptime=yes \
 	utils_cv_localtime_cache=no \
-	PERL=missing
+	PERL=missing \
+	MAKEINFO=true
 
 COREUTILS_BIN_PROGS = cat chgrp chmod chown cp date dd df dir echo false \
 	ln ls mkdir mknod mv pwd rm rmdir vdir sleep stty sync touch true \