diff --git a/distro/packages/nano.scm b/distro/packages/nano.scm
index e4a39a8b27..e87c679f1b 100644
--- a/distro/packages/nano.scm
+++ b/distro/packages/nano.scm
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 ;;; along with Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (distro packages nano)
-  #:use-module (distro packages gettext)
+  #:use-module ((distro packages gettext)
+                #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'guix:))
   #:use-module (distro packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ (define-public nano
         "0yp6pid67k8h7394spzw0067fl2r7rxm2b6kfccg87g8nlry2s5y"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
-     `(("gettext" ,gettext)
+     `(("gettext" ,guix:gettext)
        ("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
     (home-page "http://www.nano-editor.org/")
     (synopsis
diff --git a/distro/packages/wget.scm b/distro/packages/wget.scm
index db81042ec5..9d877ec7cd 100644
--- a/distro/packages/wget.scm
+++ b/distro/packages/wget.scm
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 ;;; along with Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (distro packages wget)
-  #:use-module (distro packages gettext)
+  #:use-module ((distro packages gettext)
+                #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'guix:))
   #:use-module (distro packages gnutls)
   #:use-module (distro packages perl)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ (define-public wget
     (inputs
      `(("gnutls" ,gnutls)
        ("perl" ,perl)
-       ("gettext" ,gettext)))
+       ("gettext" ,guix:gettext)))
     (arguments
      '(#:phases
        (alist-cons-before 'build 'patch-/usr/bin/env