diff --git a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
index c370fe8212c922da05dd27d4c8c18d3ff45fce06..389610d9c11374a2914614bcb8e401d9ee49396e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gcc.scm
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ (define* (custom-gcc gcc name languages #:key (separate-lib-output? #t))
 (define-public gfortran-4.8
   (custom-gcc gcc-4.8 "gfortran" '("fortran")))
 
+(define-public gfortran-4.9
+  (custom-gcc gcc-4.9 "gfortran" '("fortran")))
+
 (define-public gccgo-4.8
   (custom-gcc gcc-4.8 "gccgo" '("go")
               ;; Suppress the separate "lib" output, because otherwise the