diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 94dc6317f72..aef37995e39 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-04-18  Gerald Pfeifer  <pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
+
+	* Makefile.tpl (MAKEINFOFLAGS): Default to --split-size=5000000.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2003-04-18  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* configure.in (powerpc64*-*-linux*): Remove.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 615e3d3f4ff..1b993f59e9c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ USUAL_MAKEINFO = `if [ -f $$r/texinfo/makeinfo/makeinfo ] ; \
 # This just becomes part of the MAKEINFO definition passed down to
 # sub-makes.  It lets flags be given on the command line while still
 # using the makeinfo from the object tree.
-MAKEINFOFLAGS =
+# (Default to avoid splitting info files by setting the threshold high.)
+MAKEINFOFLAGS = --split-size=5000000
 
 EXPECT = `if [ -f $$r/expect/expect ] ; \
 	then echo $$r/expect/expect ; \
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index 922b0e52f07..314c44977d8 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ USUAL_MAKEINFO = `if [ -f $$r/texinfo/makeinfo/makeinfo ] ; \
 # This just becomes part of the MAKEINFO definition passed down to
 # sub-makes.  It lets flags be given on the command line while still
 # using the makeinfo from the object tree.
-MAKEINFOFLAGS =
+# (Default to avoid splitting info files by setting the threshold high.)
+MAKEINFOFLAGS = --split-size=5000000
 
 EXPECT = `if [ -f $$r/expect/expect ] ; \
 	then echo $$r/expect/expect ; \