diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index abcbfba88a..14d58e44e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -1259,13 +1259,13 @@ (define-public libxft
             "1gdv6559cdz1lfw73x7wsvax1fkvphmayrymprljhyyb5nwk5kkz"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
-     ;; xft.pc refers to 'xrender'.
-      `(("libxrender" ,libxrender)))
-    (inputs
-      `(("libx11" ,libx11)
-        ("xproto" ,xproto)
+     ;; xft.pc refers to all these.
+      `(("libxrender" ,libxrender)
         ("freetype" ,freetype)
         ("fontconfig" ,fontconfig)))
+    (inputs
+      `(("libx11" ,libx11)
+        ("xproto" ,xproto)))
     (native-inputs
       `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page "http://www.x.org/wiki/")