diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
index 6ed8b2fc4b5b..2fa7f78f4937 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 , gdbm
 , gnutls
 , gss
-, guile
+, guile_2_2
 , libmysqlclient
 , mailcap
 , nettools
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxcrypt
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ nettools ]
   ++ lib.optionals pythonSupport [ python3 ]
-  ++ lib.optionals guileSupport [ guile ];
+  ++ lib.optionals guileSupport [ guile_2_2 ];
 
   patches = [
     ./fix-build-mb-len-max.patch