diff --git a/guix/import/utils.scm b/guix/import/utils.scm
index e1f6519287..177817b10c 100644
--- a/guix/import/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/import/utils.scm
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ obtain a node's uniquely identifying \"key\"."
                            #:allow-other-keys #:rest rest)
   "Return a list of package expressions for PACKAGE-NAME and all its
 dependencies, sorted in topological order.  For each package,
-call (REPO->GUIX-PACKAGE NAME :KEYS version), which should return a
+call (REPO->GUIX-PACKAGE NAME #:version V), which should return a
 package expression and a list of dependencies; call (GUIX-NAME PACKAGE-NAME)
 to obtain the Guix package name corresponding to the upstream name."
   (define-record-type <node>
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ to obtain the Guix package name corresponding to the upstream name."
                     ((#:version v . more) more)
                     (_ post)))
            (args (append pre (list #:version version) post*))
-           (package dependencies (apply repo->guix-package (cons* name args)))
+           (package dependencies (apply repo->guix-package name args))
            (normalized-deps (map (match-lambda
                                    ((name version) (list name version))
                                    (name (list name #f))) dependencies)))