diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/Makefile b/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/Makefile
index 370458b02d21..9f661b1148c2 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/doc/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 INFO = history readline
 
+.include <bsd.info.mk>
+
 history.info: hstech.texinfo hsuser.texinfo
 readline.info: rltech.texinfo rluser.texinfo
-
-.include <bsd.info.mk>