diff --git a/guix/scripts/repl.scm b/guix/scripts/repl.scm
index e2679f4301..0ea9c3655c 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/repl.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/repl.scm
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ call THUNK."
                   (leave (G_ "~A: unrecognized option~%") name))
                 (lambda (arg result)
                   (append `((script . ,arg)
-                            (ignore-dot-guile . #t))
+                            (ignore-dot-guile? . #t))
                           result))
                 %default-options))