diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index 4116a27b09..1e105f188e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ long_desc="
 bootstrap=yes
 Add_dependency run glibc
 
+if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
+	Add_dependency build texinfo
+fi
+
 post_build()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info