diff --git a/guix/gnu-maintenance.scm b/guix/gnu-maintenance.scm
index adb62aa68c..0dd08bf535 100644
--- a/guix/gnu-maintenance.scm
+++ b/guix/gnu-maintenance.scm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ (define-module (guix gnu-maintenance)
             gnu-package-download-url
 
             official-gnu-packages
-            find-packages
+            find-package
             gnu-package?
 
             release-file?
@@ -155,13 +155,12 @@ (define official-description
          (close-port port)
          lst)))
 
-(define (find-packages regexp)
-  "Find GNU packages which satisfy REGEXP."
-  (let ((name-rx (make-regexp regexp)))
-    (filter (lambda (package)
-              (false-if-exception
-               (regexp-exec name-rx (gnu-package-name package))))
-            (official-gnu-packages))))
+(define (find-package name)
+  "Find GNU package called NAME and return it.  Return #f if it was not
+found."
+  (find (lambda (package)
+          (string=? name (gnu-package-name package)))
+        (official-gnu-packages)))
 
 (define gnu-package?
   (memoize
diff --git a/guix/import/gnu.scm b/guix/import/gnu.scm
index 2cfb46beb9..bbb17047f0 100644
--- a/guix/import/gnu.scm
+++ b/guix/import/gnu.scm
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ (define* (gnu->guix-package name
   (match (latest-release name)
     ((? upstream-source? release)
      (let ((version (upstream-source-version release)))
-       (match (find-packages (regexp-quote name))
-         ((info . _)
-          (gnu-package->sexp info release #:key-download key-download))
-         (()
+       (match (find-package name)
+         (#f
           (raise (condition
                   (&message
-                   (message "couldn't find meta-data for GNU package"))))))))
+                   (message "couldn't find meta-data for GNU package")))))
+         (info
+          (gnu-package->sexp info release #:key-download key-download)))))
     (_
      (raise (condition
              (&message