diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index 3e0449a853..8ebf6b0578 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ (define (copy arch)
       (propagated-inputs
        `(("gnutls" ,gnutls/guile-2.2)             ;for 'guix download' & co.
          ("guile-json" ,guile-json)
-         ("guile-ssh" ,guile2.2-ssh)))
+         ("guile-ssh" ,guile-ssh)))
 
       (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/")
       (synopsis "Functional package manager for installed software packages and versions")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index 4590f3561c..1fd395049a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ (define-public guile-ssh
                      ("texinfo" ,texinfo)
                      ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
                      ("which" ,which)))
-    (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.0)
+    (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)
               ("libssh" ,libssh)
               ("libgcrypt" ,libgcrypt)))
     (synopsis "Guile bindings to libssh")
@@ -276,10 +276,13 @@ (define-public guile-ssh
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public guile2.2-ssh
+  (deprecated-package "guile2.2-ssh" guile-ssh))
+
+(define-public guile2.0-ssh
   (package
     (inherit guile-ssh)
-    (name "guile2.2-ssh")
-    (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)
+    (name "guile2.0-ssh")
+    (inputs `(("guile" ,guile-2.0)
               ,@(alist-delete "guile" (package-inputs guile-ssh))))))
 
 (define-public corkscrew