diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index ec1b1dba18..e2c3ccc1d0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -7711,6 +7711,7 @@ (define-public texlive-stmaryrd
                 (("^%% LaTeX2e.*") "\\input docstrip\n")
                 (("fontdef\\}\\}" line)
                  (string-append line "\n\\endbatchfile"))))))))
+    (native-inputs (list texlive-cm texlive-metafont))
     (home-page "https://ctan.org/pkg/stmaryrd")
     (synopsis "St Mary Road symbols for theoretical computer science")
     (description