diff --git a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
index 21a840c1f5..f6226cc2b3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ (define (cross-gcc-arguments target xgcc libc)
 
                    (remove
                      (lambda (flag)
-                       (or (and #$libc
-                                (string-prefix? "--enable-languages" flag))
+                       (or (string-prefix? "--enable-languages" flag)
                            (and #$libc
                                 #$(target-avr? target)
                                 (string-prefix? "--with-native-system-header-dir"