diff --git a/gnu/system/hurd.scm b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
index 767a624493..9d0ca61fef 100644
--- a/gnu/system/hurd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ (define %hurd-default-operating-system-kernel
 
 (define %base-packages/hurd
   (list hurd bash coreutils file findutils grep sed
-        guile-3.0 guile-colorized guile-readline
+        guile-3.0-latest guile-colorized guile-readline
         net-base inetutils less shadow shepherd sudo which))
 
 (define %base-services/hurd