diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index edc6f2aaca..e714a031c8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -8334,3 +8334,17 @@ emit is the one you want to create.  It provides helpers to validate against
 an XML Schema, assert the values of XPath queries or compare XML documents
 against expected outcomes.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
+
+(define-public java-xmlunit-legacy
+  (package
+    (inherit java-xmlunit)
+    (name "java-xmlunit-legacy")
+    (arguments
+     `(#:jar-name "java-xmlunit-legacy.jar"
+       #:source-dir "xmlunit-legacy/src/main/java"
+       #:test-dir "xmlunit-legacy/src/test"))
+    (inputs
+     `(("java-xmlunit" ,java-xmlunit)
+       ("java-junit" ,java-junit)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("java-mockito-1" ,java-mockito-1)))))