diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 99a865c96ffe..76dd925c2ab6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ let
     gslnls = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     gert = [ pkgs.libgit2 ];
     haven = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
-    h5vc = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    h5vc = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];
     highs = [ pkgs.which pkgs.cmake ];
     rbedrock = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.which pkgs.cmake ];
     HiCseg = [ pkgs.gsl ];