diff --git a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
index 1009896a70..f1d04bfa53 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/scheme.scm
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Adam Massmann <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Gabriel Hondet <address@hidden>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Ekaitz Zarraga <address@hidden>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libedit)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages commencement)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match))
 
@@ -371,14 +373,14 @@ mashups, office (web agendas, mail clients, ...), etc.")
 (define-public chicken
   (package
     (name "chicken")
-    (version "5.0.0")
+    (version "5.1.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://code.call-cc.org/releases/"
                                   version "/chicken-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "15b5yrzfa8aimzba79x7v6y282f898rxqxfxrr446sjx9jwlpfd8"))))
+                "0jsbp3kp0134f318j3wpd1n85gf8qzh034fn198gvazsv2l024aw"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:modules ((guix build gnu-build-system)
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ mashups, office (web agendas, mail clients, ...), etc.")
 
        ;; Parallel builds are not supported, as noted in README.
        #:parallel-build? #f))
+    (propagated-inputs `(("gcc-toolchain", gcc-toolchain)))
     (home-page "http://www.call-cc.org/")
     (synopsis "R5RS Scheme implementation that compiles native code via C")
     (description