diff --git a/gnu/packages/electronics.scm b/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
index 182e183312..48d1099c78 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/electronics.scm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ to take care of the OS-specific details when writing software that uses serial p
                (base32
                 "0fyfd82mvrcf55v5a3afq1mh1kfswk4c37qrbln6x92jm3b41x53"))))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("sdcc" ,sdcc)))
+     (list sdcc))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "https://www.sigrok.org/wiki/Fx2lafw")
     (synopsis "Firmware for Cypress FX2 chips")