diff --git a/.guix/modules/guile-package.scm b/.guix/modules/guile-package.scm
index d5800eea4..41710547d 100644
--- a/.guix/modules/guile-package.scm
+++ b/.guix/modules/guile-package.scm
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bdw-gc)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)