diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 4e70bd8d1c..88a46f8e9b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ (define-public ocaml-gsl
 the OCaml language.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public ocaml4.01-gsl
+  (package-with-ocaml4.01 ocaml-gsl))
+
 (define-public glpk
   (package
     (name "glpk")