diff --git a/guix/build/emacs-build-system.scm b/guix/build/emacs-build-system.scm
index f18db0aadd..c01b24fe9a 100644
--- a/guix/build/emacs-build-system.scm
+++ b/guix/build/emacs-build-system.scm
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ store in '.el' files."
   (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
          (elpa-name-ver (store-directory->elpa-name-version out))
          (el-dir (string-append out %install-suffix "/" elpa-name-ver))
-         (name-ver (store-directory->name-version out))
-         (info-dir (string-append out "/share/info/" name-ver))
+         (info-dir (string-append out "/share/info"))
          (info-files (find-files el-dir "\\.info$")))
     (unless (null? info-files)
       (mkdir-p info-dir)