diff --git a/guix/import/utils.scm b/guix/import/utils.scm
index 6f5efa790e8..646482eb4ad 100644
--- a/guix/import/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/import/utils.scm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Jelle Licht <jlicht@fsfe.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 David Craven <david@craven.ch>
-;;; Copyright © 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Robert Vollmert <rob@vllmrt.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Helio Machado <0x2b3bfa0+guix@googlemail.com>
@@ -422,7 +422,11 @@ LENGTH characters."
                    (substring synopsis 0
                               (1- (string-length synopsis))))
                   (else synopsis))))
-    (string-trim-both cleaned)))
+    ;; Escape single @ to prevent it from being understood as invalid Texinfo
+    ;; syntax.
+    (regexp-substitute/global #f "@"
+                              (string-trim-both cleaned)
+                              'pre "@@" 'post)))
 
 (define* (package-names->package-inputs names #:optional (output #f))
   "Given a list of PACKAGE-NAMES or (PACKAGE-NAME VERSION) pairs, and an
diff --git a/tests/import-utils.scm b/tests/import-utils.scm
index 607349203c6..4183903cd12 100644
--- a/tests/import-utils.scm
+++ b/tests/import-utils.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Ben Woodcroft <donttrustben@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Martin Becze <mjbecze@riseup.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian@mgsn.dev>
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ Differences are hard to spot, e.g. in CLOS vs. GOOPS."))
   "The main functions are: @code{haplo.em()} and @code{haplo.power()}; FYI."
   (beautify-description "The main functions are: haplo.em() and haplo.power(); FYI."))
 
+(test-equal "beautify-synopsis: escape @"
+  "This is invalid @@syntax"
+  (beautify-synopsis "This is invalid @syntax"))
+
+(test-equal "beautify-synopsis: escape @"
+  "Just an @@ in the middle"
+  (beautify-synopsis "Just an @ in the middle"))
+
 (test-equal "license->symbol"
   'license:lgpl2.0
   (license->symbol license:lgpl2.0))