diff --git a/guix/build-system/zig.scm b/guix/build-system/zig.scm
index 16b8a712cc..215178ceb4 100644
--- a/guix/build-system/zig.scm
+++ b/guix/build-system/zig.scm
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 (define %zig-build-system-modules
   ;; Build-side modules imported by default.
   `((guix build zig-build-system)
-    (guix build syscalls)
     ,@%gnu-build-system-modules))
 
 (define* (zig-build name inputs