diff --git a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
index d6612a2d0b..d58db086af 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu packages gstreamer)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system cmake)
@@ -1035,20 +1036,19 @@ (define-public gst-plugins/selection
     (package/inherit pkg
       (arguments
        (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments pkg)
-         ((#:configure-flags flags `(,@(or configure-flags '())))
-          `(append
+         ((#:configure-flags flags #~'())
+         #~(append
             (list
-             ,@(map (lambda (plugin)
-                      (string-append "-D" plugin "=enabled"))
-                    plugins))
-            (list ,@(or configure-flags flags))))
-          ((#:phases phases)
-           `(modify-phases ,phases
-              (add-after 'unpack 'disable-auto-plugins
-                (lambda _
-                  (substitute* "meson_options.txt"
-                    (("'auto'") "'disabled'"))
-                  #t)))))))))
+             #$@(map (lambda (plugin)
+                       (string-append "-D" plugin "=enabled"))
+                     plugins))
+            #$(or configure-flags flags)))
+         ((#:phases phases)
+           #~(modify-phases #$phases
+               (add-after 'unpack 'disable-auto-plugins
+                 (lambda _
+                   (substitute* "meson_options.txt"
+                     (("'auto'") "'disabled'")))))))))))
 
 (define-public python-gst
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 5600baf638..49cd38687a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ (define-public pitivi
            (gst-plugins/selection gst-plugins-bad #:plugins
                                   '("debugutils" "transcode")
                                   #:configure-flags
-                                  '("-Dintrospection=enabled"))
+                                  #~'("-Dintrospection=enabled"))
            gst-libav
            gsound
            gtk+