diff --git a/guix/scripts/package.scm b/guix/scripts/package.scm
index 7f53af772f..15f3e13cc1 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/package.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/package.scm
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ (define* (search-path-environment-variables entries profile
                      ;; TODO: Offer the choice between exact/prefix/suffix.
                      (environment-variable-definition variable value
                                                       #:separator sep))))
-                (evaluate-search-paths search-paths profile getenv))))
+                (evaluate-search-paths search-paths (list profile)
+                                       getenv))))
 
 (define (display-search-paths entries profile)
   "Display the search path environment variables that may need to be set for
diff --git a/guix/search-paths.scm b/guix/search-paths.scm
index 154e508d5b..9dfad89169 100644
--- a/guix/search-paths.scm
+++ b/guix/search-paths.scm
@@ -114,11 +114,12 @@ (define len
           (else
            (reverse (cons string result))))))
 
-(define* (evaluate-search-paths search-paths directory
+(define* (evaluate-search-paths search-paths directories
                                 #:optional (getenv (const #f)))
-  "Evaluate SEARCH-PATHS, a list of search-path specifications, for DIRECTORY,
-and return a list of specification/value pairs.  Use GETENV to determine the
-current settings and report only settings not already effective."
+  "Evaluate SEARCH-PATHS, a list of search-path specifications, for
+DIRECTORIES, a list of directory names, and return a list of
+specification/value pairs.  Use GETENV to determine the current settings and
+report only settings not already effective."
   (define search-path-definition
     (match-lambda
       ((and spec
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ (define search-path-definition
               ;; directories (see
               ;; <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-01/msg00269.html>.)
               (path   (with-null-error-port
-                       (search-path-as-list files (list directory)
+                       (search-path-as-list files directories
                                             #:type type
                                             #:pattern pattern))))
          (if (every (cut member <> values) path)