diff --git a/dateutils.spec b/dateutils.spec
index a970b51..3b98e22 100644
--- a/dateutils.spec
+++ b/dateutils.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export CCFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 %install
 %makeinstall
 
+# needed on RHEL6, Mandriva, Fedora
+%__rm -f "%{buildroot}%{_infodir}"
+
 %__rm -rf "%{buildroot}%{_includedir}/dateutils"
 
 %post