diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index 535c019567..2074fae1c9 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ BINUTILS_LICENSE = GPLv3+, libiberty LGPLv2.1+
 BINUTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING3 COPYING.LIB
 
 ifeq ($(BINUTILS_FROM_GIT),y)
-BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-texinfo host-flex host-bison
-HOST_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-texinfo host-flex host-bison
+BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-flex host-bison
+HOST_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-flex host-bison
 endif
 
 # When binutils sources are fetched from the binutils-gdb repository,