diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 80df4bbe8dd4..e201c372a3f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ let
     leidenAlg = [ pkgs.gmp.dev ];
     Libra = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     LOMAR = [ pkgs.gmp.dev ];
+    littler = [ pkgs.libdeflate ];
     lpsymphony = with pkgs; [ pkg-config gfortran gettext ];
     lwgeom = with pkgs; [ proj geos gdal ];
     rsbml = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];