diff --git a/gnu/packages/embedded.scm b/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
index 5b3291f397..e2e21e8ac5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/embedded.scm
@@ -113,47 +113,45 @@
       (arguments
        (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments xgcc)
          ((#:phases phases)
-          `(modify-phases ,phases
-             (add-after 'set-paths 'augment-CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
-               (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-                 (let ((gcc (assoc-ref inputs  "gcc")))
-                   ;; Remove the default compiler from CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH to
-                   ;; prevent header conflict with the GCC from native-inputs.
-                   (setenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"
-                           (string-join
-                            (delete (string-append gcc "/include/c++")
-                                    (string-split (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH")
-                                                  #\:))
-                            ":"))
-                   (format #t
-                           "environment variable `CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH' changed to ~a~%"
-                           (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"))
-                   #t)))
-             (add-after 'unpack 'fix-genmultilib
-               (lambda _
-                 (substitute* "gcc/genmultilib"
-                   (("#!/bin/sh") (string-append "#!" (which "sh"))))
-                 #t))))
+          #~(modify-phases #$phases
+              (add-after 'set-paths 'augment-CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
+                (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                  (let ((gcc (assoc-ref inputs  "gcc")))
+                    ;; Remove the default compiler from CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH to
+                    ;; prevent header conflict with the GCC from native-inputs.
+                    (setenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"
+                            (string-join
+                             (delete (string-append gcc "/include/c++")
+                                     (string-split (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH")
+                                                   #\:))
+                             ":"))
+                    (format #t
+                            "environment variable `CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH' changed to ~a~%"
+                            (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH")))))
+              (add-after 'unpack 'fix-genmultilib
+                (lambda _
+                  (substitute* "gcc/genmultilib"
+                    (("#!/bin/sh") (string-append "#!" (which "sh"))))))))
          ((#:configure-flags flags)
           ;; The configure flags are largely identical to the flags used by the
           ;; "GCC ARM embedded" project.
-          `(append (list "--enable-multilib"
-                         "--with-newlib"
-                         "--with-multilib-list=armv6-m,armv7-m,armv7e-m"
-                         "--with-host-libstdcxx=-static-libgcc -Wl,-Bstatic,-lstdc++,-Bdynamic -lm"
-                         "--enable-plugins"
-                         "--disable-decimal-float"
-                         "--disable-libffi"
-                         "--disable-libgomp"
-                         "--disable-libmudflap"
-                         "--disable-libquadmath"
-                         "--disable-libssp"
-                         "--disable-libstdcxx-pch"
-                         "--disable-nls"
-                         "--disable-shared"
-                         "--disable-threads"
-                         "--disable-tls")
-                   (delete "--disable-multilib" ,flags)))))
+          #~(append (list "--enable-multilib"
+                          "--with-newlib"
+                          "--with-multilib-list=armv6-m,armv7-m,armv7e-m"
+                          "--with-host-libstdcxx=-static-libgcc -Wl,-Bstatic,-lstdc++,-Bdynamic -lm"
+                          "--enable-plugins"
+                          "--disable-decimal-float"
+                          "--disable-libffi"
+                          "--disable-libgomp"
+                          "--disable-libmudflap"
+                          "--disable-libquadmath"
+                          "--disable-libssp"
+                          "--disable-libstdcxx-pch"
+                          "--disable-nls"
+                          "--disable-shared"
+                          "--disable-threads"
+                          "--disable-tls")
+                    (delete "--disable-multilib" #$flags)))))
       (native-search-paths
        (list (search-path-specification
               (variable "CROSS_C_INCLUDE_PATH")