diff --git a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
index 430857bf30..b49e5264f9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ (define-public poppler-data
 ;; XXX: Remove it on core-updates.  It is only needed for evince 42.3 that
 ;; requires a recent poppler.
 (define-public poppler-next
-  (package/inherit poppler
+  (package
+    (inherit poppler)
     (name "poppler-next")
     (version "22.09.0")
     (source (origin