diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index 84bfe471ed..0fe854c49a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Pjotr Prins <pjotr.guix@thebird.nl>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
-;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Rutger Helling <rhelling@mykolab.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Gábor Boskovits <boskovits@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
@@ -1874,6 +1874,7 @@ file for more details.")
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (delete 'bootstrap) ; bootstrap phase runs too early.
          (add-after 'patch-source-shebangs 'autogen
            (lambda _
              (invoke "sh" "autogen.sh")