diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index b2f39c4aea..4971f892c6 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ to handle."
                                           (provision '(loopback)))))
         (syslog-service)
         (service urandom-seed-service-type)
-        (guix-service)
+        (service guix-service-type)
         (nscd-service)
 
         ;; The LVM2 rules are needed as soon as LVM2 or the device-mapper is
diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/docker-image.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/docker-image.tmpl
index d73187398f..9690d651c1 100644
--- a/gnu/system/examples/docker-image.tmpl
+++ b/gnu/system/examples/docker-image.tmpl
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
                         (type "does-not-matter"))))
 
   ;; Guix is all you need!
-  (services (list (guix-service))))
+  (services (list (service guix-service-type))))