diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index e290bb2adf29..2f5a52590c27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ let
     tikzDevice = with pkgs; [ which texliveMedium ];
     gridGraphics = [ pkgs.which ];
     adimpro = with pkgs; [ which xorg.xdpyinfo ];
+    tfevents = [ pkgs.protobuf ];
     rsvg = [ pkgs.librsvg.dev ];
     ssh = with pkgs; [ libssh ];
     s2 = [ pkgs.openssl.dev ];