diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index fbcd571c59..a731b9af06 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -544,14 +544,26 @@ (define-public bedtools-2.18
      '(#:test-target "test"
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'compatibility
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "src/utils/fileType/FileRecordTypeChecker.h"
+               (("static const float PERCENTAGE")
+                "static constexpr float PERCENTAGE"))
+             (substitute* "src/utils/general/DualQueue.h"
+               (("template <class T, template<class T> class CompareFunc>")
+                "template <class T, template<class U> class CompareFunc>"))))
          (delete 'configure)
          (replace 'install
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let ((bin (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out") "/bin/")))
                (for-each (lambda (file)
                            (install-file file bin))
-                         (find-files "bin" ".*")))
-             #t)))))))
+                         (find-files "bin" ".*"))))))))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("python" ,python-wrapper)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("samtools" ,samtools)
+       ("zlib" ,zlib)))))
 
 (define-public pbbam
   (package