diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
index 7a791aecd2..247e907b15 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnupg.scm
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ (define-public gnupg-2.0
                 ;; Keep the old name around to ease transition.
                 (symlink "gpgv" "gpgv2")
                 (symlink "gpg" "gpg2")
-                #t)))))))))
+                #t)))))))
+   (properties `((superseded . ,gnupg)))))
 
 (define-public gnupg-1
   (package (inherit gnupg)