diff --git a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
index ddf4ad016b..b2a5648842 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/parallel.scm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019-2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Roel Janssen <roel@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Stefan Reichör <stefan@xsteve.at>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Zheng Junjie <873216071@qq.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -143,11 +144,11 @@ (define-public xe
         (base32 "1ijvf7q5pxk4rlj7p9q6fmpdqiwmc28gffkk6yg390k1a1z3msf9"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:tests? #f
-       #:make-flags (list (string-append "CC=" ,(cc-for-target))
-                          (string-append "PREFIX=" %output))
-       #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
-                  (delete 'configure))))
+     (list #:tests? #f
+           #:make-flags #~(list (string-append "CC=" #$(cc-for-target))
+                                (string-append "PREFIX=" #$output))
+           #:phases #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+                        (delete 'configure))))
     (synopsis "Execute a command for every argument")
     (description
      "The xe utility constructs command lines from specified arguments,