diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 27ac9785e..dd93c08aa 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ gettext    0.19.2
 git        1.4.4
 gperf      -
 gzip       -
-makeinfo   4.13
+makeinfo   6.1
 patch      -
 perl       5.5
 rsync      -