diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 8a1aabdca8..e28fb648b0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -5743,7 +5743,7 @@ (define-public python-matplotlib-documentation
        ("python-ipykernel" ,python-ipykernel)
        ("python-mock" ,python-mock)
        ("graphviz" ,graphviz)
-       ("texlive" ,(texlive-union (list texlive-amsfonts
+       ("texlive" ,(texlive-union (list texlive-amsfonts/patched
                                         texlive-latex-amsmath
                                         texlive-latex-enumitem
                                         texlive-latex-expdlist