diff --git a/guix/read-print.scm b/guix/read-print.scm
index a9aa57a476..a6aaa149e4 100644
--- a/guix/read-print.scm
+++ b/guix/read-print.scm
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ (define %special-forms
    ('define-syntax-rule 2)
    ('define-module 2)
    ('define-gexp-compiler 2)
+   ('define-record-type 2)
+   ('define-record-type* 4)
    ('let 2)
    ('let* 2)
    ('letrec 2)