diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 05e2ec8c7..e14a33968 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-01-11  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Fall back to `true' if `makeinfo' does not exist.
+
 2011-01-11  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/loader/powerpc/ieee1275/linux.c (grub_linux_load32): Apply
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a9ca130b4..055c65e67 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # These are not a "must".
-AC_PATH_PROG(MAKEINFO, makeinfo)
+AC_PATH_PROGS(MAKEINFO, makeinfo true)
 
 #
 # Checks for host programs.