diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 83ae11c575..fed6e54cbb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -1506,7 +1506,8 @@ (define-public accountsservice
            vala
            xmlto))
     (inputs
-     (list dbus
+     (list coreutils-minimal
+           dbus
            elogind
            shadow))
     (propagated-inputs