diff --git a/guix/read-print.scm b/guix/read-print.scm
index 5c3b99d064..9b3a98c8ee 100644
--- a/guix/read-print.scm
+++ b/guix/read-print.scm
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ expressions and blanks that were read."
   (vhashq
    ('source '(package))
    ('git-reference '(uri origin))
+   ('snippet '(origin))
    ('sha256 '(origin source package))
    ('arguments '(package))
    ('list '(arguments package))