diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 2f242c40fe23..daad9544ac4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ let
     ssh = with pkgs; [ libssh ];
     s2 = [ pkgs.openssl.dev ];
     ArrayExpressHTS = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev curl.dev which ];
+    bbl = with pkgs; [ gsl ];
   };
 
   packagesRequireingX = [