diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index 9c7ab70415..716d3d9c71 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@ (define-public guile-zlib
     (home-page "https://notabug.org/guile-zlib/guile-zlib")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public guile2.2-zlib
+  (package-for-guile-2.2 guile-zlib))
+
 (define-public guile-lzlib
   (package
     (name "guile-lzlib")