diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index adbd07fc5473..c1e1a2681309 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ let
     bbl = with pkgs; [ gsl ];
     writexl = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
     qpdf = with pkgs; [ libjpeg.dev zlib.dev ];
+    vcfR = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev ];
   };
 
   packagesRequireingX = [