diff --git a/gnu/packages/irc.scm b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
index 5b045fa520..7afbb3a90b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/irc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Nikita <nikita@n0.is>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2017–2021 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017–2022 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Vinicius Monego <monego@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jakub Kądziołka <kuba@kadziolka.net>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (gnu packages irc)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
@@ -626,42 +627,42 @@ (define-public inspircd
         (base32 "0xlfs269iaw7dfryzl6vjzqsn2g4nqh6kpf5xfgk3zbjhqaczknx"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:configure-flags (map (lambda (module)
-                                (string-append "--enable-extras=" module))
-                              '("m_argon2.cpp"
-                                "m_geo_maxmind.cpp"
-                                "m_ldap.cpp"
-                                "m_mysql.cpp"
-                                "m_pgsql.cpp"
-                                "m_regex_pcre.cpp"
-                                "m_regex_posix.cpp"
-                                "m_regex_stdlib.cpp"
-                                "m_regex_re2.cpp"
-                                "m_regex_tre.cpp"
-                                "m_sqlite3.cpp"
-                                "m_ssl_gnutls.cpp"
-                                "m_ssl_openssl.cpp"
-                                "m_ssl_mbedtls.cpp"
-                                "m_sslrehashsignal.cpp"))
-       #:tests? #f ; Figure out later.
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-before 'configure 'module-configure
-           (lambda* (#:key configure-flags #:allow-other-keys)
-             (apply invoke "./configure"
-                    configure-flags)))
-         (replace 'configure
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-                    (out-lib (string-append out "/lib/"))
-                    (out-bin (string-append out "/bin/"))
-                    (out-etc (string-append out "/etc/"))
-                    (name "inspircd"))
-               (invoke "./configure"
-                       (string-append "--prefix=" out-lib name)
-                       (string-append "--binary-dir=" out-bin)
-                       (string-append "--module-dir=" out-lib name "/modules/")
-                       (string-append "--config-dir=" out-etc name))))))))
+     (list #:configure-flags
+           #~(map (lambda (module)
+                    (string-append "--enable-extras=" module))
+                  '("m_argon2.cpp"
+                    "m_geo_maxmind.cpp"
+                    "m_ldap.cpp"
+                    "m_mysql.cpp"
+                    "m_pgsql.cpp"
+                    "m_regex_pcre.cpp"
+                    "m_regex_posix.cpp"
+                    "m_regex_stdlib.cpp"
+                    "m_regex_re2.cpp"
+                    "m_regex_tre.cpp"
+                    "m_sqlite3.cpp"
+                    "m_ssl_gnutls.cpp"
+                    "m_ssl_openssl.cpp"
+                    "m_ssl_mbedtls.cpp"
+                    "m_sslrehashsignal.cpp"))
+           #:tests? #f                  ; XXX figure out later
+           #:phases
+           #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+               (add-before 'configure 'module-configure
+                 (lambda* (#:key configure-flags #:allow-other-keys)
+                   (apply invoke "./configure"
+                          configure-flags)))
+               (replace 'configure
+                 (lambda _
+                   (let ((lib (string-append #$output "/lib/"))
+                         (bin (string-append #$output "/bin/"))
+                         (etc (string-append #$output "/etc/"))
+                         (name "inspircd"))
+                     (invoke "./configure"
+                             (string-append "--prefix=" lib name)
+                             (string-append "--binary-dir=" bin)
+                             (string-append "--module-dir=" lib name "/modules/")
+                             (string-append "--config-dir=" etc name))))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config))
     (inputs