diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 8708764416..6e21167cc7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5356,8 +5356,8 @@ (define-public gnome-multi-writer
                (("meson.add_install_script" &) (string-append "# " &)))
              #t)))))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")
-       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+     (list `(,glib "bin")
+           pkg-config))
     (inputs
      (list gtk+
            glib ; for gio