diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 5a3577350d..6c6f0e4567 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Jesse John Gildersleve <jessejohngildersleve@zohomail.eu>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emacs)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gd)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages gnome) ; for librsvg
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)     ; for librsvg
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages imagemagick)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages linux) ; alsa-lib
+  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)     ; alsa-lib
+  #:use-module (gnu packages mail)      ; for mailutils
   #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
@@ -146,6 +148,10 @@ (define-public emacs
      `(("gnutls" ,gnutls)
        ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
 
+       ;; Avoid Emacs's limited movemail substitute that retrieves POP3 email
+       ;; only via insecure channels.  This is not needed for (modern) IMAP.
+       ("mailutils" ,mailutils)
+
        ;; TODO: Add the optional dependencies.
        ("libx11" ,libx11)
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)