diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
index a3ecbeb076..e8b2120551 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ (define* (glibc-dynamic-linker
         ((string=? system "powerpc64le-linux") "/lib/ld64.so.2")
         ((string=? system "alpha-linux") "/lib/ld-linux.so.2")
         ((string=? system "s390x-linux") "/lib/ld64.so.1")
+        ((string=? system "riscv64-linux") "/lib/ld-linux-riscv64-lp64d.so.1")
 
         ;; XXX: This one is used bare-bones, without a libc, so add a case
         ;; here just so we can keep going.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 67085f30f2..bc519409c0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ (define-public (system->linux-architecture arch)
           ((string-prefix? "alpha" arch) "alpha")
           ((string-prefix? "powerpc" arch) "powerpc") ;including "powerpc64le"
           ((string-prefix? "s390" arch) "s390")
+          ((string-prefix? "riscv" arch) "riscv")
           (else arch))))
 
 (define-public (system->defconfig system)