diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 5454c9e416..a928ac72f1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -15772,14 +15772,11 @@ (define-public emacs-git-email
                (delete-file "git-email-piem.el")))
            (add-before 'install 'makeinfo
              (lambda _
-               (invoke "makeinfo" "doc/git-email.texi")))
-           )))
+               (invoke "makeinfo" "doc/git-email.texi"))))))
       (native-inputs
-       `(("texinfo" ,texinfo)))
+       (list texinfo))
       (propagated-inputs
-       `(,mu
-         ,emacs-magit
-         ,emacs-notmuch))
+       (list mu emacs-magit emacs-notmuch))
       (license license:gpl3+)
       (home-page "https://sr.ht/~yoctocell/git-email")
       (synopsis "Format and send Git patches in Emacs")