diff --git a/Doc/info/Makefile b/Doc/info/Makefile
index 3dbbd747bec..a9a037b4d81 100644
--- a/Doc/info/Makefile
+++ b/Doc/info/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ $(WHATSNEW):	python$(VERSION)-$(WHATSNEW).info
 
 check-emacs-version:
 	@v="`$(EMACS) --version 2>&1 | egrep '^(GNU |X)Emacs [12]*'`"; \
-	if `echo "$$v" | grep '^GNU Emacs 21' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then \
+	if `echo "$$v" | grep '^GNU Emacs 2[12]' >/dev/null 2>&1`; then \
 	  echo "Using $(EMACS) to build the info docs"; \
 	else \
-	  echo "GNU Emacs 21 is required to build the info docs"; \
+	  echo "GNU Emacs 21 or 22 is required to build the info docs"; \
 	  echo "Found $$v"; \
 	  false; \
 	fi
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 06450baebf2..0b01eaf452d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ Build
 - Patch #1673122: Use an explicit path to libtool when building a framework. 
   This avoids picking up GNU libtool from a users PATH.
 
+- Allow Emacs 22 for building the documentation in info format.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.5.1?
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