diff --git a/texinfo.tex b/texinfo.tex
index 023d9757..43b8cb92 100644
--- a/texinfo.tex
+++ b/texinfo.tex
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 \hyphenation{ap-pen-dix}
 \hyphenation{mini-buf-fer mini-buf-fers}
 \hyphenation{eshell}
+\hyphenation{white-space}
 
 % Margin to add to right of even pages, to left of odd pages.
 \newdimen \bindingoffset