diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 853469be7ee3..8d20ce0b2861 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ let
     });
 
     quarto = old.quarto.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+      propagatedBuildInputs = attrs.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [ pkgs.quarto ];
       postPatch = ''
         substituteInPlace "R/quarto.R" \
           --replace "path_env <- Sys.getenv(\"QUARTO_PATH\", unset = NA)" "path_env <- Sys.getenv(\"QUARTO_PATH\", unset = '${lib.getBin pkgs.quarto}/bin/quarto')"