diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 380622263bc0..354cd9fba819 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ let
       fftw.dev
       pkg-config
     ];
+    GRAB = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     jqr = [ pkgs.jq.out ];
     kza = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     igraph = with pkgs; [