diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index f507bb316a..332b0c1d32 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -11334,8 +11334,7 @@ (define-public java-mail
              (copy-recursively "mail/src/main/resources/META-INF"
                                "build/classes/META-INF"))))))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("junit" ,java-junit)
-       ("hamcrest" ,java-hamcrest-core)))
+     (list java-junit java-hamcrest-core))
     (home-page "https://javaee.github.io/javamail/")
     (synopsis "Mail-related functionality in Java")
     (description "The JavaMail API provides a platform-independent and