diff --git a/guix/scripts/describe.scm b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
index c1a20fe26c..e59502076c 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/describe.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ (define (guix-describe . args)
         (#f
          (display-checkout-info format))
         (profile
-         (display-profile-info profile format))))))
+         (display-profile-info (canonicalize-profile profile) format))))))