diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 0b4ec5fc52c1..e9f7fd443a7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1464,6 +1464,7 @@ let
         zlib.dev
         libjpeg.dev
         bzip2.dev
+        libwebp
       ]
       ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin lerc.dev;
     qqconf = [ pkgs.fftw.dev ];