diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 80df4bbe8dd4..29069fedb361 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ let
     hellorust = [ pkgs.cargo ];
     h5vc = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];
     yyjsonr = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
+    RNifti = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
     highs = [ pkgs.which pkgs.cmake ];
     rbedrock = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.which pkgs.cmake ];
     HiCseg = [ pkgs.gsl ];