diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 0eacc35ea3..5c414b875c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -41866,7 +41866,16 @@ (define-public texlive-digestif
                 "1s7nmbjxpa6klmh0cc6g4s6vd9wmlv4dxp51xb4b872hrj510zbi"))))
     (outputs '("out" "doc"))
     (build-system texlive-build-system)
-    (arguments (list #:link-scripts #~(list "digestif.texlua")))
+    (arguments (list #:link-scripts #~(list "digestif.texlua")
+                     #:phases
+                     #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+                         (add-after 'unpack 'fix-data-path
+                           (lambda _
+                             (substitute* "scripts/digestif/digestif.texlua"
+                               (("(local archive = )(.*)$" all beginning end)
+                                (string-append beginning "\"" #$output
+                                               "/share/texmf-dist/scripts/digestif/digestif.zip\""
+                                               "\n"))))))))
     (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/digestif")
     (synopsis "Editor plugin for LaTeX, ConTeXt etc.")
     (description