diff --git a/devel/gengetopt/Makefile b/devel/gengetopt/Makefile
index b053fe0f4fdb..62cfa71b6d8c 100644
--- a/devel/gengetopt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gengetopt/Makefile
@@ -1,57 +1,60 @@
 PORTNAME=	gengetopt
 PORTVERSION=	2.23
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tool for generating a C function which parses command line arguments
 WWW=		https://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		makeinfo tar:xz
+USES=		tar:xz
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=yes
 
 CFLAGS+=	-D_GL_SYSTEM_GETOPT
 
 INSTALL_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/src
 
 INFO=		gengetopt
 PORTDOCS=	*
 PORTEXAMPLES=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS EXAMPLES
 
 DOC_EXAMPLES=	README.example cmdline1.c cmdline1.h cmdline2.c cmdline2.h \
 		main1.cc main2.c multiple_example.c sample1.ggo sample2.ggo
 TESTS_EXAMPLES=	test_manual_help.c test_manual_help_cmd.c \
 		test_manual_help_cmd.ggo test_manual_help_cmd.h
 
+post-patch:
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/^SUBDIRS/s|doc||g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
+
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/doc/${PORTNAME}.1 \
 		${STAGEDIR}${MAN1PREFIX}/man/man1/
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${INFO_PATH}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/${PORTNAME}.info \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${INFO_PATH}
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS \
 		README THANKS TODO doc/index.html doc/gengetopt.html \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 post-install-EXAMPLES-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .for e in ${DOC_EXAMPLES}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/${e} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .endfor
 .for e in ${TESTS_EXAMPLES}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/tests/${e} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>