diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 1515f70dd3..0ed114b9af 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -15159,6 +15159,24 @@ API library @code{gdi32}.")
         (base32
          "1v5jg7djicq34nbiv1dwaki71gkny002wyy9qfn3y0hfmrs053y6"))))))
 
+(define-public rust-generic-array-0.9
+  (package
+    (inherit rust-generic-array-0.14)
+    (name "rust-generic-array")
+    (version "0.9.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "generic-array" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "17avshwh41d1w9p75mw2k6pflmbaj9ra7svxplmhqmv76xlca9gg"))))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:skip-build? #t
+       #:cargo-inputs
+       (("rust-serde" ,rust-serde-1)
+        ("rust-typenum" ,rust-typenum-1))))))
+
 (define-public rust-generic-array-0.8
   (package
     (inherit rust-generic-array-0.12)