diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index cff7bc8cb1..1ce6264094 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -5404,6 +5404,10 @@ (define-public libmusicbrainz
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'fix-build
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "src/CMakeLists.txt"
+               (("\\*.inc") ""))))
          (replace 'check
            (lambda _
              ;; requires network connections