diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 3a13beb7e789..6534ea260b33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ let
     # sort -t '=' -k 2
     asciicast = with pkgs; [ xz.dev bzip2.dev zlib.dev icu.dev ];
     svKomodo = [ pkgs.which ];
+    ulid = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     nat = [ pkgs.which ];
     nat_templatebrains = [ pkgs.which ];
     pbdZMQ = [ pkgs.zeromq ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgs.darwin.binutils ];