diff --git a/guix/import/texlive.scm b/guix/import/texlive.scm
index bac6a881683..ce58ffe7fd1 100644
--- a/guix/import/texlive.scm
+++ b/guix/import/texlive.scm
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ at VERSION."
       (values
        `(package
           (name ,name)
-          (version ,(if empty-package? '%texlive-version version))
+          (version ,(if empty-package?
+                        '(package-version texlive-source)
+                        version))
           (source
            ,(and (not meta-package?)
                  `(origin
diff --git a/tests/texlive.scm b/tests/texlive.scm
index 8e7e5969621..651be5bfec8 100644
--- a/tests/texlive.scm
+++ b/tests/texlive.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2022 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2023, 2024 Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
+;;; Copyright © 2023, 2024, 2025 Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ completely compatible with Plain TeX.")
           (match result
             (('package
                ('name "texlive-collection-texworks")
-               ('version '%texlive-version)
+               ('version '(package-version texlive-source))
                ('source #f)
                ('build-system 'trivial-build-system)
                ('arguments