diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 5324da7568..2f146b545d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -974,6 +974,42 @@ so that other code can determine that it is running under XeTeX.  The package
 requires the e-TeX extensions to the TeX primitive set.")
     (license license:lppl1.3c+)))
 
+(define-public texlive-generic-epsf
+  (package
+    (name "texlive-generic-epsf")
+    (version (number->string %texlive-revision))
+    (source (origin
+              (method svn-fetch)
+              (uri (svn-reference
+                    (url (string-append "svn://www.tug.org/texlive/tags/"
+                                        %texlive-tag "/Master/texmf-dist/"
+                                        "/tex/generic/epsf"))
+                    (revision %texlive-revision)))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "14w3j81ympyvg8hkk9i1xgr8a0gfnfsb2ki8qqsk5pa051za1xcy"))))
+    (build-system trivial-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
+       #:builder
+       (begin
+         (use-modules (guix build utils))
+         (let ((target (string-append (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                                      "/share/texmf-dist/tex/generic/epfs")))
+           (mkdir-p target)
+           (copy-recursively (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source") target)
+           #t))))
+    (home-page "http://www.ctan.org/pkg/epsf")
+    (synopsis "Simple macros for EPS inclusion")
+    (description
+     "This package provides the original (and now obsolescent) graphics
+inclusion macros for use with dvips, still widely used by Plain TeX users (in
+particular).  For LaTeX users, the package is nowadays (rather strongly)
+deprecated in favour of the more sophisticated standard LaTeX latex-graphics
+bundle of packages.  (The latex-graphics bundle is also available to Plain TeX
+users, via its Plain TeX version.)")
+    (license license:public-domain)))
+
 (define-public texlive-latex-fancyvrb
   (package
     (name "texlive-latex-fancyvrb")