diff --git a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
index 1350135328..4bdbe8b487 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mp3.scm
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ pre-defined or user-specifiable output format.")
              (base32
               "1p1mn2hsmj5cp40fnc8g1yfvk72p8pjxi866gjdkgjsqrr7xdvih"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-   (inputs `(("libid3tag" ,libid3tag)
+   (inputs `(("flac" ,flac)
+             ("libid3tag" ,libid3tag)
              ("libmad" ,libmad)
              ("libogg" ,libogg)
              ("libltdl" ,libltdl)