diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index d25603dfe3..17c808d4bd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ (define-public guile-lib
     ;; details.
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public guile2.2-lib
+  (package-for-guile-2.2 guile-lib))
+
 (define-public guile-json
   (package
     (name "guile-json")