diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 097e654903c0..35d26f8b7b1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -717,7 +717,10 @@ let
       gmp
       mpfr.dev
     ];
-    Rmpi = [ pkgs.mpi ];
+    Rmpi = with pkgs; [
+      mpi.dev
+      prrte.dev
+    ];
     RMySQL = with pkgs; [
       zlib
       libmysqlclient