diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 2259fb5b9b71..02ff603f0d25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ let
 
   packagesWithBuildInputs = {
     # sort -t '=' -k 2
-    asciicast = with pkgs; [ lzma.dev bzip2.dev zlib.dev icu.dev ];
+    asciicast = with pkgs; [ xz.dev bzip2.dev zlib.dev icu.dev ];
     svKomodo = [ pkgs.which ];
     nat = [ pkgs.which ];
     nat_templatebrains = [ pkgs.which ];