diff --git a/doc/misc/Makefile.in b/doc/misc/Makefile.in
index 5eee5023f54..83f5d9fe135 100644
--- a/doc/misc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/misc/Makefile.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 ### @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright (C) 1994, 1996-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ ${buildinfodir}/%.info: ${srcdir}/%.texi ${gfdl} ${style} | ${buildinfodir}
 ## The short aliases, eg efaq = $(buildinfodir)/efaq.info.
 define info_template
  $(1): $$(buildinfodir)/$(1).info
+
+$$(buildinfodir)/$(1).info: $$(srcdir)/$(1).texi $$(gfdl) $$(style)
 endef
 
 ## "info" is already taken.