diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index fc51a87b65f9..902c4c8926ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ let
     cairoDevice = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     chebpol = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     eds = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    pgenlibr = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     fftw = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     gdtools = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     archive = [ pkgs.libarchive];