diff --git a/gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm
index 027377fa1b..b98a160e27 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/zig-xyz.scm
@@ -186,11 +186,20 @@ (define-public zig-logz
                 (file-name (git-file-name name version))
                 (sha256
                  (base32
-                  "01xihyvyx3rpv0kvjh6mg1b99d6agq683q4iyn39nwqb6ma0i0sz"))))
+                  "01xihyvyx3rpv0kvjh6mg1b99d6agq683q4iyn39nwqb6ma0i0sz"))
+                (modules '((guix build utils)))
+                (snippet
+                 #~(for-each
+                    (lambda (dep)
+                      (substitute* "build.zig"
+                        (((string-append "(b\\.dependency.\")" (car dep)) _ prefix)
+                         (string-append prefix (cdr dep))))
+                      (substitute* "build.zig.zon"
+                        (((string-append "\\." (car dep)))
+                         (format #f ".@\"~a\"" (cdr dep)))))
+                    '(("metrics" . "zig-metrics"))))))
       (build-system zig-build-system)
-      (arguments
-       (list
-        #:zig-inputs `(("metrics" ,zig-metrics))))
+      (propagated-inputs (list zig-metrics))
       (home-page "https://github.com/karlseguin/log.zig")
       (synopsis "Structured Logging for Zig")
       (description "logz is an opinionated structured logger that outputs to stdout,
@@ -265,12 +274,21 @@ (define-public zig-httpz
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "02hixvyx1r04lg0nzvhkyrqwcwm8m8rs8hm01n2nzw6jv935frh8"))))
+                "02hixvyx1r04lg0nzvhkyrqwcwm8m8rs8hm01n2nzw6jv935frh8"))
+              (modules '((guix build utils)))
+              (snippet
+               #~(for-each
+                  (lambda (dep)
+                    (substitute* "build.zig"
+                      (((string-append "(b\\.dependency.\")" (car dep)) _ prefix)
+                       (string-append prefix (cdr dep))))
+                    (substitute* "build.zig.zon"
+                      (((string-append "\\." (car dep)))
+                       (format #f ".@\"~a\"" (cdr dep)))))
+                  '(("metrics" . "zig-metrics")
+                    ("websocket" . "zig-websocket"))))))
     (build-system zig-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     (list #:zig-inputs
-           `(("metrics" ,zig-metrics)
-             ("websocket" ,zig-websocket))))
+    (propagated-inputs (list zig-metrics zig-websocket))
     (home-page "https://github.com/karlseguin/http.zig")
     (synopsis "HTTP/1.1 server for Zig")
     (description "")
@@ -288,16 +306,26 @@ (define-public liskvork
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1x7cif9wpaq7mk1pqmixq3flymrradb6zpx5qnmiihw699zr2xhw"))))
+                "1x7cif9wpaq7mk1pqmixq3flymrradb6zpx5qnmiihw699zr2xhw"))
+              (modules '((guix build utils)))
+              (snippet
+               #~(for-each
+                  (lambda (dep)
+                    (substitute* "build.zig"
+                      (((string-append "(b\\.dependency.\")" (car dep)) _ prefix)
+                       (string-append prefix (cdr dep))))
+                    (substitute* "build.zig.zon"
+                      (((string-append "\\." (car dep)))
+                       (format #f ".@\"~a\"" (cdr dep)))))
+                  '(("ini" . "zig-ini")
+                    ("logz" . "zig-logz")
+                    ("zul" . "zig-zul")
+                    ("httpz" . "zig-httpz"))))))
     (build-system zig-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list #:install-source? #f
-           #:zig-release-type "safe"
-           #:zig-inputs
-           `(("ini" ,zig-ini)
-             ("logz" ,zig-logz)
-             ("zul" ,zig-zul)
-             ("httpz" ,zig-httpz))))
+           #:zig-release-type "safe"))
+    (inputs (list zig-httpz zig-ini zig-logz zig-zul))
     (home-page "https://liskvork.org")
     (synopsis "Modern multi-platform gomoku game server.")
     (description "liskvork is a modern Gomoku game server that is purpose-built for