diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
index 620ed7e66fb..748338e2e55 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
@@ -1155,7 +1155,8 @@ is not available for Guile 2.0.")
              (sha256
               (base32
                "1ryp04w6ghgdfhlv9hkwl00iv6nwnw2hj2pywlxvpp92pyxhkwpi"))
-             (patches '())))))
+             (patches '())))
+    (arguments '())))
 
 (define-public guile-fibers guile-fibers-1.4)