diff --git a/devel/binutils/Makefile b/devel/binutils/Makefile
--- a/devel/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/binutils/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		riscv64_none_elf s390x sparc64 riscv32_unknown_elf
 FLAVOR?=	native
 
-USES=		bison:alias compiler:env cpe gmake libtool makeinfo perl5 tar:xz
+USES=		bison:alias compiler:env cpe gmake libtool perl5 tar:xz
 USE_PERL5=	build
 CPE_VENDOR=	gnu
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 
 CONFLICTS=	libbfd
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS RELRO STATIC
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	INFO NLS RELRO STATIC
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	INFO
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 STATIC_PREVENTS=	NLS
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 STATIC_LDFLAGS+=	-all-static
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls
+INFO_EXTRA_PATCHES_OFF=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-no-info
+INFO_USES=	makeinfo
 
 aarch64_COMMENT=	GNU binutils for ${FLAVOR} development
 
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@
 			--with-mpfr=${LOCALBASE} \
 			--enable-targets=all \
 			--enable-threads=yes
-INFO=		as \
+INFO_INFO=	as \
 		binutils \
 		gprof \
 		bfd \
diff --git a/devel/binutils/files/extra-patch-no-info b/devel/binutils/files/extra-patch-no-info
--- a/devel/binutils/files/extra-patch-no-info
+++ b/devel/binutils/files/extra-patch-no-info
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+--- bfd/Makefile.in.orig	2021-07-18 19:36:53.000000000 +0300
++++ bfd/Makefile.in	2022-10-16 18:27:16.918172000 +0300
+@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
+ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I . -I .. -I ../config
+ INCDIR = $(srcdir)/../include
+ CSEARCH = -I. -I$(srcdir) -I$(INCDIR)
+-SUBDIRS = doc po
++SUBDIRS = po
+ bfddocdir = doc
+ libbfd_la_LDFLAGS = $(am__append_1) -release `cat libtool-soversion` \
+ 	@SHARED_LDFLAGS@ $(am__empty)
+--- binutils/doc/Makefile.in.orig	2021-07-18 19:38:08.000000000 +0300
++++ binutils/doc/Makefile.in	2022-10-16 19:21:41.356639000 +0300
+@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
+ 	  dist-info
+ check-am: all-am
+ check: check-am
+-all-am: Makefile $(INFO_DEPS) $(MANS)
++all-am: Makefile $(MANS)
+ installdirs:
+ 	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)"; do \
+ 	  test -z "$$dir" || $(MKDIR_P) "$$dir"; \
+@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
+ 
+ info-am: $(INFO_DEPS) info-local
+ 
+-install-data-am: install-info-am install-man
++install-data-am: install-man
+ 
+ install-dvi: install-dvi-am
+ 
+--- gas/doc/Makefile.in.orig	2021-07-18 19:37:38.000000000 +0300
++++ gas/doc/Makefile.in	2022-10-16 19:04:22.556816000 +0300
+@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
+ 	  dist-info
+ check-am: all-am
+ check: check-am
+-all-am: Makefile $(INFO_DEPS) $(MANS)
++all-am: Makefile $(MANS)
+ installdirs:
+ 	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)"; do \
+ 	  test -z "$$dir" || $(MKDIR_P) "$$dir"; \
+@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
+ 
+ info-am: $(INFO_DEPS) info-local
+ 
+-install-data-am: install-data-local install-info-am install-man
++install-data-am: install-data-local install-man
+ 
+ install-dvi: install-dvi-am
+ 
+@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
+ 
+ # We want install to imply install-info as per GNU standards, despite the
+ # cygnus option.
+-install-data-local: install-info
++install-data-local:
+ 
+ # Maintenance
+ 
+--- gprof/Makefile.in.orig	2021-07-18 19:44:34.000000000 +0300
++++ gprof/Makefile.in	2022-10-16 18:26:01.598791000 +0300
+@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
+ check-am: all-am
+ check: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+ 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-recursive
+-all-am: Makefile $(INFO_DEPS) $(PROGRAMS) $(MANS) $(HEADERS) gconfig.h
++all-am: Makefile $(PROGRAMS) $(MANS) $(HEADERS) gconfig.h
+ installdirs: installdirs-recursive
+ installdirs-am:
+ 	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)"; do \
+@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@
+ 
+ info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
+ 
+-install-data-am: install-info-am install-man
++install-data-am: install-man
+ 
+ install-dvi: install-dvi-recursive
+ 
+--- ld/Makefile.in.orig	2021-07-18 19:38:34.000000000 +0300
++++ ld/Makefile.in	2022-10-16 18:31:53.484540000 +0300
+@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@
+ 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-DEJAGNU
+ check: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+ 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-recursive
+-all-am: Makefile $(INFO_DEPS) $(LTLIBRARIES) $(PROGRAMS) $(MANS) \
++all-am: Makefile $(LTLIBRARIES) $(PROGRAMS) $(MANS) \
+ 		config.h
+ installdirs: installdirs-recursive
+ installdirs-am:
+@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@
+ info-am: $(INFO_DEPS)
+ 
+ install-data-am: install-bfdpluginLTLIBRARIES install-data-local \
+-	install-info-am install-man
++	install-man
+ 
+ install-dvi: install-dvi-recursive
+