diff --git a/gnu/packages/hurd.scm b/gnu/packages/hurd.scm
index 4064a9e2e8..f697694124 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/hurd.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/hurd.scm
@@ -329,14 +329,14 @@ Hurd-minimal package which are needed for both glibc and GCC.")
                                        "hurd-rumpdisk-no-hd.patch"))))
     (version (package-version hurd-headers))
     (arguments
-     `(#:phases
+     `(#:tests? #f                      ;no "check" target
+       #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (add-after 'unpack 'prepare-addons
            (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)
              ;; First we import the things we want from dde.
              (for-each make-file-writable (find-files "."))
-             (let ((dde (or (assoc-ref inputs "dde-sources")
-                            (assoc-ref native-inputs "dde-sources"))))
+             (let ((dde (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "dde-sources")))
                (for-each (lambda (dir)
                            (copy-recursively
                             (string-append dde "/" dir ) dir))
@@ -466,13 +466,13 @@ exec ${system}/rc \"$@\"
                #t)))
          (add-after 'build 'build-libdde-linux
            (lambda* (#:key inputs native-inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (invoke (string-append (assoc-ref native-inputs "make")
+             (invoke (string-append (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "make")
                                     "/bin/make")
                      ;; XXX There can be a race condition because subdirs
                      ;; aren't interdependent targets in the Makefile.
                      "-j1" "-C" "libdde_linux26"
                      (string-append "SHELL="
-                                    (assoc-ref native-inputs "bash")
+                                    (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "bash")
                                     "/bin/bash")
                      (string-append "CC="
                                     ,(cc-for-target)))))
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@ exec ${system}/rc \"$@\"
              (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
                     (datadir (string-append out "/share/hurd")))
                ;; Install libdde_linux26.
-               (invoke (string-append (assoc-ref native-inputs "make")
+               (invoke (string-append (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "make")
                                       "/bin/make")
                        "-C" "libdde_linux26" "install"
                        (string-append "SHELL="
-                                    (assoc-ref native-inputs "bash")
-                                    "/bin/bash")
+                                      (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "bash")
+                                      "/bin/bash")
                        (string-append "INSTALLDIR="
                                       out
                                       "/share/libdde_linux26/build/include"))
@@ -590,8 +590,7 @@ implementing them.")
            (add-after 'unpack 'prepare-dde
              (lambda* (#:key native-inputs inputs #:allow-other-keys)
                (for-each make-file-writable (find-files "."))
-               (let ((dde (or (assoc-ref inputs "dde-sources")
-                              (assoc-ref native-inputs "dde-sources"))))
+               (let ((dde (assoc-ref (or native-inputs inputs) "dde-sources")))
                  (for-each (lambda (dir)
                              (copy-recursively
                               (string-append dde "/" dir ) dir))