diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index d252bfc142..6c979553aa 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -70688,6 +70688,25 @@ (define-public rust-serial-0.4
      "This package provides Rust library for accessing serial ports.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
+(define-public rust-serial-core-0.4
+  (package
+    (name "rust-serial-core")
+    (version "0.4.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "serial-core" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "10a5lvllz3ljva66bqakrn8cxb3pkaqyapqjw9x760al6jdj0iiz"))))
+    (build-system cargo-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:cargo-inputs (("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2))))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/dcuddeback/serial-rs")
+    (synopsis "Rust abstractions for serial ports")
+    (description "This package provides Rust abstractions for serial ports.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
 (define-public rust-serial-test-3
   (package
     (name "rust-serial-test")