diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index a6f0a99df95e..57f222fa658d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ let
       ]
       ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin pkgs.llvmPackages.openmp;
     devEMF = with pkgs; [ xorg.libXft.dev ];
+    DEploid_utils = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     diversitree = with pkgs; [
       gsl
       fftw