diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index c6558d3412..0106f500c8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -907,7 +907,8 @@ (define-public guile2.2-git
   (package-for-guile-2.2 guile-git))
 
 (define-public guile2.0-git
-  (package-for-guile-2.0 guile-git))
+  ;; Guile-Git 0.8.0 no longer supports Guile 2.0.
+  (deprecated-package "guile2.0-git" guile2.2-git))
 
 (define-public guile-zlib
   (package