diff --git a/compatMakefile b/compatMakefile
index 807fc5c8..c2192513 100644
--- a/compatMakefile
+++ b/compatMakefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ info: make.info
 dvi: make.dvi
 
 make.info: make.texinfo
-	$(MAKEINFO) -I$(srcdir) $(srcdir)/make.texinfo
+	$(MAKEINFO) -I$(srcdir) $(srcdir)/make.texinfo -o make.info
 
 make.dvi: make.texinfo
 	$(TEXI2DVI) $(srcdir)/make.texinfo