diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 93ad1a6fbf..bdef3ed8e5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -29796,7 +29796,7 @@ (define-public emacs-telega-server
             (lambda _ (chdir ".."))))
       #:test-target "test"))
     (inputs
-     (list tdlib libappindicator))
+     (list tdlib-1.8.0 libappindicator))
     (native-inputs
      (list python pkg-config))
     (home-page "https://zevlg.github.io/telega.el/")