diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index d7a5e1917bc9..e1f69d8d45a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ 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 ];