diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index c090e5e41562..f3541cecd2a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ let
     gert = [ pkgs.libgit2 ];
     haven = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
     h5vc = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    highs = [ pkgs.which pkgs.cmake ];
     HiCseg = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     imager = [ pkgs.xorg.libX11.dev ];
     iBMQ = [ pkgs.gsl ];