diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.am b/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.am
index 8371441c62e..373522d593d 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ stamp-pdf-docbook: doc-pdf-docbook-pre doc-xml-single-docbook
 doc-pdf-docbook: stamp-pdf-docbook
 
 # TEXINFO, via docbook2X
-# NB: Both experimental and tempermental
+# NB: Both experimental and temperamental
 manual_texi = ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo/libstdc++-manual.texi
 manual_info = ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo/libstdc++-manual.info
 DB2TEXI_FLAGS = \
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ stamp-texinfo-docbook: stamp-xml-single-docbook ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo
 
 stamp-info-docbook: stamp-texinfo-docbook
 	@echo "Generating info files..."
-	$(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFOFLAGS) ${manual_texi}
+	$(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFOFLAGS) ${manual_texi} -o ${manual_info}
 	$(STAMP) stamp-info-docbook
 
 doc-texinfo-docbook: stamp-texinfo-docbook
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.in b/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.in
index 21ad8557f7a..c19e3e3044c 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ manual_pdf = ${docbook_outdir}/pdf/libstdc++-manual.pdf
 DBLATEX_FLAGS = --verbose --pdf --dump --debug --tmpdir=${docbook_outdir}/latex
 
 # TEXINFO, via docbook2X
-# NB: Both experimental and tempermental
+# NB: Both experimental and temperamental
 manual_texi = ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo/libstdc++-manual.texi
 manual_info = ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo/libstdc++-manual.info
 DB2TEXI_FLAGS = \
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ stamp-texinfo-docbook: stamp-xml-single-docbook ${docbook_outdir}/texinfo
 
 stamp-info-docbook: stamp-texinfo-docbook
 	@echo "Generating info files..."
-	$(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFOFLAGS) ${manual_texi}
+	$(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFOFLAGS) ${manual_texi} -o ${manual_info}
 	$(STAMP) stamp-info-docbook
 
 doc-texinfo-docbook: stamp-texinfo-docbook