diff --git a/texinfo/ChangeLog b/texinfo/ChangeLog
index 532139bd2fe..25239a8202e 100644
--- a/texinfo/ChangeLog
+++ b/texinfo/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Apr 10 01:36:24 1998  Jim Wilson <wilson@cygnus.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Redefine to exclude info, po, util and doc.
+	* Makefile.in: Rebuild.
+
 Thu Apr  2 18:29:26 1998  Jim Wilson  <wilson@cygnus.com>
 
 	* info/termdep.h: If POSIX, #undef TIOCGETC for benefit of systems
diff --git a/texinfo/Makefile.am b/texinfo/Makefile.am
index 9449a03bbfd..53c212827e6 100644
--- a/texinfo/Makefile.am
+++ b/texinfo/Makefile.am
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = INTRODUCTION dir-example
 # Do doc/ last so makeinfo will be built when we get there.
 # Others are alphabetical.
 SUBDIRS = intl lib info makeinfo po util doc
+# ??? For EGCS, only build the stuff we actually need.  This eliminates the
+# need for xgettext that exists in the po subdirectory.
+SUBDIRS = intl lib makeinfo
diff --git a/texinfo/Makefile.in b/texinfo/Makefile.in
index eb5dba42e32..da6da65c177 100644
--- a/texinfo/Makefile.in
+++ b/texinfo/Makefile.in
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = INTRODUCTION dir-example
 # Do doc/ last so makeinfo will be built when we get there.
 # Others are alphabetical.
 SUBDIRS = intl lib info makeinfo po util doc
+# ??? For EGCS, only build the stuff we actually need.  This eliminates the
+# need for xgettext that exists in the po subdirectory.
+SUBDIRS = intl lib makeinfo
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = config.h