diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 26239a8b4e4c..14ab1a7177f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ let
     affyio = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     VariantAnnotation = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev curl.dev ];
     snpStats = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    vcfppR = [ pkgs.curl.dev pkgs.bzip2 pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.xz];
     hdf5r = [ pkgs.hdf5.dev ];
     httpgd = with pkgs; [ cairo.dev ];
     SymTS = [ pkgs.gsl ];