diff --git a/vars/texinfo_host.vars b/vars/texinfo_host.vars
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+#
+# set -o errexit -o noglob are assumed.
+#
+
+pkg_texinfo_host_install_make_post() {
+	if [ -e "${PKG_DESTDIR}/bin/makeinfo" ]; then
+		ex_rtl_fileop mv "${PKG_DESTDIR}/bin/makeinfo" "${PKG_DESTDIR}/bin/makeinfo.dist";
+	fi;
+	cat > "${PKG_DESTDIR}/bin/makeinfo" <<EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+export PERL5LIB="${PREFIX}/share/texinfo:${PREFIX}/share/texinfo/lib/libintl-perl/lib:${PREFIX}/share/texinfo/lib/Text-Unidecode/lib:${PREFIX}/share/texinfo/lib/Unicode-EastAsianWidth/lib";
+makeinfo.dist "\${@}";
+EOF
+	chmod +x "${PKG_DESTDIR}/bin/makeinfo";
+};
+
+# vim:filetype=sh textwidth=0