diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 196106fa29..8dbc0b4b40 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ included.")
 (define* (make-ld-wrapper name #:key
                           (target (const #f))
                           binutils
-                          (guile (canonical-package guile-2.2))
+                          (guile (canonical-package guile-3.0))
                           (bash (canonical-package bash))
                           (guile-for-build guile))
   "Return a package called NAME that contains a wrapper for the 'ld' program