diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 3aaffff2b41f..39c493b2c7b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ let
     openssl = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     pdftools = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     qckitfastq = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    raer = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev xz.dev bzip2.dev ];
     RQuantLib = with pkgs; [ quantlib.dev boost.dev ];
     sf = with pkgs; [ pkg-config sqlite.dev proj.dev ];
     terra = with pkgs; [ pkg-config sqlite.dev proj.dev ];