diff --git a/guix/self.scm b/guix/self.scm
index 4378a3dee5..9620abf994 100644
--- a/guix/self.scm
+++ b/guix/self.scm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ (define guile-git
   (define dependencies
     (match (append-map (lambda (package)
                          (cons (list "x" package)
-                               (package-transitive-inputs package)))
+                               (package-transitive-propagated-inputs package)))
                        (list guile-git guile-json guile-ssh))
       (((labels packages _ ...) ...)
        packages)))