diff --git a/gnu/packages/spice.scm b/gnu/packages/spice.scm
index b6b6943d4d..402b3e7766 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/spice.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/spice.scm
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ (define-public spice-gtk
         ("gst-plugins-base" ,gst-plugins-base)
         ("gst-plugins-good" ,gst-plugins-good)
         ("gst-plugins-bad" ,gst-plugins-bad)
-        ("gst-plugins-ugly" ,gst-plugins-ugly)))
+        ("gst-plugins-ugly" ,gst-plugins-ugly)
+        ("spice-protocol" ,spice-protocol)))
     (inputs
       `(("glib-networking" ,glib-networking)
         ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
@@ -145,7 +146,6 @@ (define-public spice-gtk
         ("python" ,python)
         ("openssl" ,openssl)
         ("opus" ,opus)
-        ("spice-protocol" ,spice-protocol)
         ("usbredir" ,usbredir)))
     (native-inputs
       `(("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")