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diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 064d79002d..69101c78b9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -5869,6 +5869,24 @@ reading and writing MessagePack data.")
     (home-page "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/msgpack/")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
 
+;; This msgpack library's name changed from "python-msgpack" to "msgpack" with
+;; release 0.5. Some packages like borg still call it by the old name for now.
+;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/30662>
+(define-public python-msgpack-transitional
+  (package
+    (inherit python-msgpack)
+    (arguments
+     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments python-msgpack)
+       ((#:phases phases)
+        `(modify-phases ,phases
+           (add-after 'unpack 'configure-transitional
+             (lambda _
+               ;; Keep using the old name.
+               (substitute* "setup.py"
+                 (("TRANSITIONAL = False")
+                   "TRANSITIONAL = 1"))
+               #t))))))))
+
 (define-public python2-msgpack
   (package-with-python2 python-msgpack))