diff -urp texinfo-5.2/install-info/install-info.c texinfo-5.2j/install-info/install-info.c
--- texinfo-5.2/install-info/install-info.c	2013-08-16 02:07:09 +1000
+++ texinfo-5.2j/install-info/install-info.c	2014-11-05 23:30:55 +1000
@@ -1644,8 +1644,7 @@ reformat_new_entries (struct spec_entry
           align = align_cli;
         }
 
-      if (maxwidth_cli == -1)
-        maxwidth = 79;
+      maxwidth = maxwidth_cli == -1 ? 79 : maxwidth_cli;
 
       format_entry (name, name_len, desc, desc_len, calign, align, 
                     maxwidth, &entry->text, &entry->text_len);