diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 1cdeedfff4..d7b4e3c09e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -7901,6 +7901,7 @@ package looks like this:
 
 @lisp
 (define-module (gnu packages hello)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)