diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 5c3af473e2..5ddddb8154 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -15095,7 +15095,7 @@ (define-public emacs-ement
       (build-system emacs-build-system)
       (arguments
        `(#:emacs ,emacs))               ;need libxml support
-      (inputs
+      (propagated-inputs
        (list emacs-plz emacs-ts))
       (home-page "https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el")
       (synopsis "Matrix client for Emacs")