diff --git a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
index 5b2536ae67..fbcb1def4d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages ocaml)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix svn-download)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
-  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
+  #:use-module ((srfi srfi-1) #:hide (zip)))
 
 ;; A shortcut for files from ocaml forge. Downloaded files are computed from
 ;; their number, not their name.
diff --git a/guix/git.scm b/guix/git.scm
index 406c817341..e73f4b9855 100644
--- a/guix/git.scm
+++ b/guix/git.scm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ (define-module (guix git)
   #:use-module (git object)
   #:use-module (guix base32)
   #:use-module (guix hash)
-  #:use-module (guix build utils)
+  #:use-module ((guix build utils) #:select (mkdir-p))
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
   #:use-module (rnrs bytevectors)