diff --git a/gnu/packages/xml.scm b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
index ce0d13a999..01a4353440 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ (define libxml2/fixed
                         "libxml2-CVE-2017-15412.patch")))))))
 
 (define-public python-libxml2
-  (package (inherit libxml2)
+  (package/inherit libxml2
     (name "python-libxml2")
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments