diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index afc6987d5fb..a34959859f8 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-07-29  Phil Edwards  <pme@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	* Makefile.in (stmp-docobjdir):  New target; ensure $docobjdir exists.
+	(info):  Depend on stmp-docobjdir.
+
 2003-07-29  Rainer Orth  <ro@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/gcc/Makefile.in b/gcc/Makefile.in
index 545e5a45169..514ab19e524 100644
--- a/gcc/Makefile.in
+++ b/gcc/Makefile.in
@@ -2638,8 +2638,12 @@ stmp-fixproto: fixhdr.ready fixproto stmp-int-hdrs
 
 docdir = $(srcdir)/doc
 
+stmp-docobjdir:
+	-test -d $(docobjdir) || mkdir $(docobjdir)
+	$(STAMP) stmp-docobjdir
+
 doc: $(BUILD_INFO) $(GENERATED_MANPAGES) gccbug
-info: $(docobjdir)/cpp.info $(docobjdir)/gcc.info $(docobjdir)/gccint.info $(docobjdir)/gccinstall.info lang.info $(docobjdir)/cppinternals.info
+info: stmp-docobjdir $(docobjdir)/cpp.info $(docobjdir)/gcc.info $(docobjdir)/gccint.info $(docobjdir)/gccinstall.info lang.info $(docobjdir)/cppinternals.info
 
 TEXI_CPP_FILES = $(docdir)/cpp.texi $(docdir)/include/fdl.texi \
   $(docdir)/cppenv.texi $(docdir)/cppopts.texi