diff --git a/gnu/packages/glicid.scm b/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
index 0eb1de7..45222bf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glicid.scm
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ as the 'native-search-paths' field."
                                      ".*(c\\+\\+|cpp|g\\+\\+|gcov|gcc|gcc-.*)"))
                #t))))))))
 
+(define %generic-search-paths
+  ;; This is the language-neutral search path for GCC.  Entries in $CPATH are
+  ;; not considered "system headers", which means GCC can raise warnings for
+  ;; issues in those headers.  'CPATH' is the only one that works for
+  ;; front-ends not in the C family.
+  (list (search-path-specification
+         (variable "CPATH")
+         (files '("include")))
+        (search-path-specification
+         (variable "LIBRARY_PATH")
+         (files '("lib" "lib64")))))