diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.in b/bfd/Makefile.in
index 5a9b32cd25c..b8e5ea0153f 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.in
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.in
@@ -2504,8 +2504,9 @@ doc/%.stamp: $(srcdir)/%.h $(srcdir)/doc/doc.str $(MKDOC) doc/$(am__dirstamp)
 doc/%.stamp: $(srcdir)/%.c $(srcdir)/doc/doc.str $(MKDOC) doc/$(am__dirstamp)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(REGEN_TEXI)
 
-# Avoid the %.stamp generating a builddir/bfd.texi that overrides the srcdir/.
-doc/bfd.stamp: doc/$(am__dirstamp) ; $(AM_V_at)touch $@
+# Avoid the %.stamp generating a builddir/bfd.texi that overrides the
+# srcdir/ as well as regenerating doc/bfd.info for each make run.
+doc/bfd.stamp: $(srcdir)/doc/bfd.texi ; $(AM_V_at)touch $@
 
 # We use bfdt.texi, rather than bfd.texi, to avoid conflicting with
 # bfd.texi on an 8.3 filesystem.
diff --git a/bfd/doc/local.mk b/bfd/doc/local.mk
index 9bf4815d8c6..931942f874c 100644
--- a/bfd/doc/local.mk
+++ b/bfd/doc/local.mk
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ REGEN_TEXI = \
 %D%/%.stamp: $(srcdir)/%.c $(srcdir)/%D%/doc.str $(MKDOC) %D%/$(am__dirstamp)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(REGEN_TEXI)
 
-# Avoid the %.stamp generating a builddir/bfd.texi that overrides the srcdir/.
-%D%/bfd.stamp: %D%/$(am__dirstamp) ; $(AM_V_at)touch $@
+# Avoid the %.stamp generating a builddir/bfd.texi that overrides the
+# srcdir/ as well as regenerating doc/bfd.info for each make run.
+%D%/bfd.stamp: $(srcdir)/%D%/bfd.texi ; $(AM_V_at)touch $@
 
 # We use bfdt.texi, rather than bfd.texi, to avoid conflicting with
 # bfd.texi on an 8.3 filesystem.