diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index b1b4ef182e66..038fc761baec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ let
     clustermq = [ pkgs.zeromq ];
     SAVE = with pkgs; [ zlib bzip2 icu xz pcre ];
     salso = [ pkgs.cargo ];
-    ymd = [ pkgs.cargo ];
+    ymd = with pkgs; [ cargo rustc ];
     arcpbf = [ pkgs.cargo ];
     sdcTable = with pkgs; [ gmp glpk ];
     seewave = with pkgs; [ fftw.dev libsndfile.dev ];