diff --git a/gnu/build/vm.scm b/gnu/build/vm.scm
index 60ee18ebe0..44a3000eb1 100644
--- a/gnu/build/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/vm.scm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu build vm)
   #:use-module (guix build utils)
   #:use-module (guix build store-copy)
+  #:use-module (guix build syscalls)
   #:use-module (gnu build linux-boot)
   #:use-module (gnu build install)
   #:use-module (guix records)