diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 9c809154f1..4fb5049ac7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ (define-public solfege
        ("txt2man" ,txt2man)
        ("libxml2" ,libxml2) ; for tests
        ("ghostscript" ,ghostscript)
-       ("texinfo" ,texinfo)))
+       ("texinfo" ,texinfo-5)))
     (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/")
     (synopsis "Ear training")
     (description