diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 4f7bdd92477e..a7489afd30a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1387,6 +1387,13 @@ let
       '';
     });
 
+    tesseract = old.tesseract.overrideAttrs (_: {
+      preConfigure = ''
+        substituteInPlace configure \
+          --replace 'PKG_CONFIG_NAME="tesseract"' 'PKG_CONFIG_NAME="tesseract lept"'
+      '';
+    });
+
     ijtiff = old.ijtiff.overrideAttrs (_: {
       preConfigure = ''
         patchShebangs configure