diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index ecc3d2d66b42..29b9bef348db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ let
     RMark = [ pkgs.which ];
     RPushbullet = [ pkgs.which ];
     stpphawkes = [ pkgs.gsl ];
+    registr = with pkgs; [ icu.dev zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];
     RCurl = [ pkgs.curl.dev ];
     R2SWF = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     rDEA = [ pkgs.glpk ];