diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index 4b2d94a4d9..33f9b703a7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -4027,7 +4027,11 @@ you are running, what theme or icon set you are using, etc.")
             (lambda _
               (substitute* "uwufetch.c"
                 (("(/usr(/local)?)(.*;)" all _ _ rest)
-                 (string-append #$output rest))))))))
+                 (string-append #$output rest)))))
+          ;; TODO this will be fixed in the next release of uwufetch
+          (add-before 'install 'make-include-dir
+            (lambda _
+              (mkdir-p (string-append #$output "/include")))))))
     (inputs (list lshw
                   ;; viu XXX not yet packaged in Guix
                   xwininfo))