diff --git a/guix/build-system/trivial.scm b/guix/build-system/trivial.scm
index 839042aa2a..07adbe75fa 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/trivial.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/trivial.scm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ (define* (lower name
   (bag
     (name name)
     (system system)
+    (target target)
     (host-inputs `(,@(if source
                          `(("source" ,source))
                          '())