diff --git a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
index 1ca8ca0d59..3236a4ebee 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ (define-public gcc-4.9
               (patches (search-patches "gcc-libvtv-runpath.patch"))))))
 
 (define-public gcc-5
+  ;; Note: GCC >= 5 ships with .info files but 'make install' fails to install
+  ;; them in a VPATH build.
   (package (inherit gcc-4.9)
     (version "5.3.0")
     (source (origin
@@ -352,9 +354,7 @@ (define-public gcc-5
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "1ny4smkp5bzs3cp8ss7pl6lk8yss0d9m4av1mvdp72r1x695akxq"))
-              (patches (search-patches "gcc-5.0-libvtv-runpath.patch"))))
-    ;; GCC 5 ships with .info files, so no need for Texinfo.
-    (native-inputs '())))
+              (patches (search-patches "gcc-5.0-libvtv-runpath.patch"))))))
 
 (define-public gcc-6
   (package