diff --git a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
index b089032f00..7f0c892984 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
@@ -2830,8 +2830,8 @@ memoized as a function of '%current-system'."
     (inherit texinfo)
     (source (bootstrap-origin (package-source texinfo)))
     (native-inputs '())
-    (inputs `(,@(%boot0-inputs)
-              ("perl" ,perl-boot0)))
+    (inputs (append (map cadr (%boot0-inputs))
+                    (list perl-boot0)))
     (arguments
      `(#:implicit-inputs? #f
        #:guile ,%bootstrap-guile