diff --git a/guix/build/utils.scm b/guix/build/utils.scm
index c0b150e016d51b33b6aea12c8f70ca35e205bf59..06e88b1ff8ec479d7658fd0d67d3cc36df325961 100644
--- a/guix/build/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/build/utils.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ (define-module (guix build utils)
   #:use-module (ice-9 rdelim)
   #:use-module (rnrs bytevectors)
   #:use-module (rnrs io ports)
+  #:re-export (alist-cons
+               alist-delete)
   #:export (directory-exists?
             executable-file?
             call-with-ascii-input-file