diff --git a/scripts/guix.in b/scripts/guix.in
index 4015560cd5..c99e866361 100644
--- a/scripts/guix.in
+++ b/scripts/guix.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!@GUILE@ -s
+#!@GUILE@ --no-auto-compile
 -*- scheme -*-
 !#
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU