diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
index adaa335c79..eaa62561a0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile-xyz.scm
@@ -3941,7 +3941,7 @@ $(libdir)/guile/@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@/site-ccache\n")))))))
      (list autoconf
            automake
            texinfo
-           gettext-minimal
+           gettext-minimal-0.23              ;for 'AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_FROM_LIBS'
            guile-3.0
            pkg-config))
     (inputs