diff --git a/coreutils-testsuite.changes b/coreutils-testsuite.changes
index 699810a..9b6cbef 100644
--- a/coreutils-testsuite.changes
+++ b/coreutils-testsuite.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jan 27 08:16:16 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- do not require texinfo for building, texlive is a bit too heavy
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 20 13:18:28 UTC 2013 - mail@bernhard-voelker.de
 
diff --git a/coreutils-testsuite.spec b/coreutils-testsuite.spec
index 22558ed..45f6acc 100644
--- a/coreutils-testsuite.spec
+++ b/coreutils-testsuite.spec
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ BuildRequires:  help2man
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
+BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl
-BuildRequires:  texinfo
 %if "%{name}" == "coreutils-testsuite"
 BuildRequires:  acl
 BuildRequires:  gdb
diff --git a/coreutils.changes b/coreutils.changes
index 699810a..9b6cbef 100644
--- a/coreutils.changes
+++ b/coreutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jan 27 08:16:16 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- do not require texinfo for building, texlive is a bit too heavy
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 20 13:18:28 UTC 2013 - mail@bernhard-voelker.de
 
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 43b755f..db8e423 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ BuildRequires:  help2man
 BuildRequires:  libacl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
+BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl
-BuildRequires:  texinfo
 %if "%{name}" == "coreutils-testsuite"
 BuildRequires:  acl
 BuildRequires:  gdb