diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index a2a9f6823e5..9ba8213a925 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ include packages/packages.mk
 #     2. Before including packages/*.mk (excluding packages/packages.mk), since
 #        they rely on the build_id variables
 #
-build_id:=$(shell env CC='$(build_CC)' C_STANDARD='$(C_STANDARD)' CXX='$(build_CXX)' CXX_STANDARD='$(CXX_STANDARD)' AR='$(build_AR) 'NM='$(build_NM)' RANLIB='$(build_RANLIB)' STRIP='$(build_STRIP)' SHA256SUM='$(build_SHA256SUM)' DEBUG='$(DEBUG)' LTO='$(LTO)' NO_HARDEN='$(NO_HARDEN)' ./gen_id '$(BUILD_ID_SALT)' 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT=$(realpath $(GUIX_ENVIRONMENT))')
+build_id:=$(shell env CC='$(build_CC)' C_STANDARD='$(C_STANDARD)' CXX='$(build_CXX)' CXX_STANDARD='$(CXX_STANDARD)' AR='$(build_AR)' NM='$(build_NM)' RANLIB='$(build_RANLIB)' STRIP='$(build_STRIP)' SHA256SUM='$(build_SHA256SUM)' DEBUG='$(DEBUG)' LTO='$(LTO)' NO_HARDEN='$(NO_HARDEN)' ./gen_id '$(BUILD_ID_SALT)' 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT=$(realpath $(GUIX_ENVIRONMENT))')
 $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_id:=$(shell env CC='$(host_CC)' C_STANDARD='$(C_STANDARD)' CXX='$(host_CXX)' CXX_STANDARD='$(CXX_STANDARD)' AR='$(host_AR)' NM='$(host_NM)' RANLIB='$(host_RANLIB)' STRIP='$(host_STRIP)' SHA256SUM='$(build_SHA256SUM)' DEBUG='$(DEBUG)' LTO='$(LTO)' NO_HARDEN='$(NO_HARDEN)' ./gen_id '$(HOST_ID_SALT)' 'GUIX_ENVIRONMENT=$(realpath $(GUIX_ENVIRONMENT))')
 
 boost_packages_$(NO_BOOST) = $(boost_packages)