diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index 485aa02c46..42d8b3f3f0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ (define-public go-1.4
        ;; https://github.com/golang/go/issues/24046
        ("gcc:lib" ,gcc-6 "lib")))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("pkg-config" ,%pkg-config)
+     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("which" ,which)
        ("net-base" ,net-base)
        ("perl" ,perl)))