diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
index 2dd5a520d1..cfb6fa97ec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ (define-public guile-email-latest
          (sha256
           (base32
            "1g4rn7ai3nfxmpppc8qbpv8b18wnsld29y5xa58cv9b8pf3pbwnj"))))
+      (arguments '())
       (native-inputs
        (list pkg-config autoconf automake texinfo)))))