diff --git a/guix/import/crate.scm b/guix/import/crate.scm
index 287ffd2536..9c3bdfb9ab 100644
--- a/guix/import/crate.scm
+++ b/guix/import/crate.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Martin Becze <mjbecze@riseup.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -137,14 +138,14 @@ record or #f if it was not found."
     (()
      '())
     ((package-inputs ...)
-     `(#:cargo-inputs ,package-inputs))))
+     `(#:cargo-inputs (,'unquote (list ,@package-inputs))))))
 
 (define (maybe-cargo-development-inputs package-names)
   (match (package-names->package-inputs package-names)
     (()
      '())
     ((package-inputs ...)
-     `(#:cargo-development-inputs ,package-inputs))))
+     `(#:cargo-development-inputs (,'unquote (list ,@package-inputs))))))
 
 (define (maybe-arguments arguments)
   (match arguments
diff --git a/tests/crate.scm b/tests/crate.scm
index b6c3a7ee2e..50b46aa871 100644
--- a/tests/crate.scm
+++ b/tests/crate.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 David Craven <david@craven.ch>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Martin Becze <mjbecze@riseup.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@
                        ('quasiquote
                         (#:skip-build? #t
                          #:cargo-inputs
-                         (("rust-leaf-alice" ('unquote 'rust-leaf-alice-0.7))))))
+                         ('unquote (list rust-leaf-alice)))))
                       (home-page "http://example.com")
                       (synopsis "summary")
                       (description "summary")
@@ -494,8 +495,7 @@
                 (arguments
                  ('quasiquote (#:skip-build? #t
                                #:cargo-inputs
-                               (("rust-leaf-bob"
-                                 ('unquote rust-leaf-bob-3))))))
+                               ('unquote (list rust-leaf-bob)))))
                 (home-page "http://example.com")
                 (synopsis "summary")
                 (description "summary")
@@ -517,12 +517,9 @@
                 (arguments
                  ('quasiquote (#:skip-build? #t
                                #:cargo-inputs
-                               (("rust-intermediate-b"
-                                 ('unquote rust-intermediate-b-1))
-                                ("rust-leaf-alice"
-                                 ('unquote 'rust-leaf-alice-0.7))
-                                ("rust-leaf-bob"
-                                 ('unquote rust-leaf-bob-3))))))
+                               ('unquote (list rust-intermediate-b
+                                               rust-leaf-alice
+                                               rust-leaf-bob)))))
                 (home-page "http://example.com")
                 (synopsis "summary")
                 (description "summary")
@@ -543,14 +540,10 @@
                 (build-system cargo-build-system)
                 (arguments
                  ('quasiquote (#:cargo-inputs
-                               (("rust-intermediate-a"
-                                 ('unquote rust-intermediate-a-1))
-                                ("rust-intermediate-b"
-                                 ('unquote rust-intermediate-b-1))
-                                ("rust-leaf-alice"
-                                 ('unquote 'rust-leaf-alice-0.7))
-                                ("rust-leaf-bob"
-                                 ('unquote rust-leaf-bob-3))))))
+                               ('unquote (list rust-intermediate-a
+                                               rust-intermediate-b
+                                               rust-leaf-alice
+                                               rust-leaf-bob)))))
                 (home-page "http://example.com")
                 (synopsis "summary")
                 (description "summary")
@@ -651,8 +644,7 @@
                 (build-system cargo-build-system)
                 (arguments
                  ('quasiquote (#:cargo-inputs
-                               (("rust-docopt"
-                                 ('unquote 'rust-docopt-0.8))))))
+                               ('unquote (list rust-docopt)))))
                 (home-page "http://example.com")
                 (synopsis "summary")
                 (description "summary")
