diff --git a/templates/glibc.tmpl b/templates/glibc.tmpl
index 63cc7505076..e251331d670 100644
--- a/templates/glibc.tmpl
+++ b/templates/glibc.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ configure_script="../configure"
 configure_args="--with-tls -disable-profile --with-__thread
  --enable-kernel=2.6.16 --enable-add-ons --without-gd --enable-bind-now
  --without-cvs --without-selinux --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib
- --with-headers=/usr/include"
+ --with-headers=/usr/include
+ --infodir=/usr/share/info"
 make_install_target="install_root=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version install
  localedata/install-locales"
 short_desc="The GNU C library"