diff --git a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
index 53b6c54ec9..233a20bc86 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ (define-public gcc-objc++-4.9
                      (variable "LIBRARY_PATH")
                      (files '("lib" "lib64"))))))
 
+(define-public gcc-objc++ gcc-objc++-4.9)
+
 (define (make-libstdc++-doc gcc)
   "Return a package with the libstdc++ documentation for GCC."
   (package