diff --git a/config.scm b/config.scm
index 07cb15c..922a516 100644
--- a/config.scm
+++ b/config.scm
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@
   (append
    (specifications->packages
     (list
-     nss-certs
-     emacs
-     emacs-desktop-environment
-     kitty
-     swayfx))
+     "nss-certs"
+     "emacs"
+     "emacs-desktop-environment"
+     "kitty"
+     "swayfx"))
    %base-packages))
  (services
   (append