diff --git a/guix/import/cpan.scm b/guix/import/cpan.scm
index eeb142a9b8..da47018c35 100644
--- a/guix/import/cpan.scm
+++ b/guix/import/cpan.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ (define-module (guix import cpan)
   #:use-module ((ice-9 rdelim) #:select (read-line))
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module (json)
   #:use-module (gcrypt hash)
   #:use-module (guix diagnostics)
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ (define cpan-package?
 (define* (latest-release package #:key (version #f))
   "Return an <upstream-source> for the latest release of PACKAGE."
   (when version
-    (error
+    (raise
      (formatted-message
       (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
       "cpan")))
diff --git a/guix/import/elpa.scm b/guix/import/elpa.scm
index f71e758db4..8ebebcafb3 100644
--- a/guix/import/elpa.scm
+++ b/guix/import/elpa.scm
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ (define-module (guix import elpa)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-9 gnu)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-11)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-35)
   #:use-module (guix i18n)
   #:use-module (guix diagnostics)
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ (define name (guix-package->elpa-name package))
   (define repo (elpa-repository package))
 
   (when version
-    (error
+    (raise
      (formatted-message
       (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
       "elpa")))
diff --git a/guix/import/hackage.scm b/guix/import/hackage.scm
index 83ad85f3fe..56c8696ad7 100644
--- a/guix/import/hackage.scm
+++ b/guix/import/hackage.scm
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ (define hackage-package?
 (define* (latest-release package #:key (version #f))
   "Return an <upstream-source> for the latest release of PACKAGE."
   (when version
-    (error
+    (raise
      (formatted-message
       (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
       "hackage")))
diff --git a/guix/import/minetest.scm b/guix/import/minetest.scm
index 7e7b6dd6ac..5ea6e023ce 100644
--- a/guix/import/minetest.scm
+++ b/guix/import/minetest.scm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ (define-module (guix import minetest)
   #:use-module (ice-9 threads)
   #:use-module (ice-9 hash-table)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module (guix diagnostics)
   #:use-module ((guix packages) #:prefix package:)
   #:use-module (guix upstream)
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ (define release (latest-release author/name))
   (define source (package:package-source pkg))
 
   (when version
-    (error
+    (raise
      (formatted-message
       (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
       "minetest")))
diff --git a/guix/import/opam.scm b/guix/import/opam.scm
index e336936306..eed68e7a93 100644
--- a/guix/import/opam.scm
+++ b/guix/import/opam.scm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ (define-module (guix import opam)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-2)
   #:use-module ((srfi srfi-26) #:select (cut))
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module ((web uri) #:select (string->uri uri->string))
   #:use-module ((guix build utils) #:select (dump-port find-files mkdir-p))
   #:use-module (guix build-system)
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ (define (opam-package? package)
 (define* (latest-release package #:key (version #f))
   "Return an <upstream-source> for the latest release of PACKAGE."
   (when version
-    (error
+    (raise
      (formatted-message
       (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
       "opam")))
diff --git a/guix/import/stackage.scm b/guix/import/stackage.scm
index 735eeb75f7..f98b86c334 100644
--- a/guix/import/stackage.scm
+++ b/guix/import/stackage.scm
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ (define latest-lts-release
       "Return an <upstream-source> for the latest Stackage LTS release of
 PACKAGE or #f if the package is not included in the Stackage LTS release."
       (when version
-        (error
+        (raise
          (formatted-message
           (G_ "~a updater doesn't support updating to a specific version, sorry.")
           "stackage")))