diff --git a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
index 78cfa4acd0..de3728ae26 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/commencement.scm
@@ -2333,7 +2333,13 @@ (define gcc-boot0
              ;; names, which cannot be repacked by BOOTSTRAP-ORIGIN.  Nor
              ;; can it be deleted from Guile, so resort to this evil hack.
              #$(origin-snippet (package-source gcc))
-             (system* #$(file-append coreutils-boot0 "/bin/rm") "-rf"
+             (system* #$(file-append (let-system system
+                                       ;; Work around
+                                       ;; <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/63789>.
+                                       (if (target-hurd? system)
+                                           %bootstrap-coreutils&co
+                                           coreutils-boot0))
+                                     "/bin/rm") "-rf"
                       "gcc/testsuite/go.test/test/fixedbugs/issue27836.dir"))))))
     (arguments
      (cons*