diff --git a/guix/import/cran.scm b/guix/import/cran.scm
index bec2010cc5..e8bfa1b916 100644
--- a/guix/import/cran.scm
+++ b/guix/import/cran.scm
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ (define (native name)
   (append (map (lambda (name)
                  (upstream-input
                   (name name)
-                  (downstream-name (cran-guix-name name))))
+                  (downstream-name name)))
                (needed-libraries-in-directory dir))
           (if (directory-needs-esbuild? dir)
               (list (native "esbuild"))