--- a/doc/manual/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/manual/Makefile.in
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@
 	@$(ECHO) "installing R info pages ..."
 	@for f in $(OBJECTS_INFO:.info=.info*); do \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $${f} "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)"; \
-	  $(R_GZIPCMD) -f "$(DESTDIR)$(infodir)/$${f}"; \
 	done
 	@$(ECHO) "updating '$(infodir)/dir' ..."
 	@for f in $(OBJECTS_INFO); do \