diff --git a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
index aa9e466ebb..4463a77d45 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ TrueType (TTF) files.")
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let ((conf-dir (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
                                             "/share/fontconfig/conf.avail")))
-               (copy-recursively "fontconfig" conf-dir)))))))
+               (copy-recursively "fontconfig" conf-dir)
+               #t))))))
     (home-page "http://dejavu-fonts.org/")
     (synopsis "Vera font family derivate with additional characters")
     (description "DejaVu provides an expanded version of the Vera font family