diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index f16a6d0bb4a..254dfbb1788 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ let
     affyio = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     VariantAnnotation = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.curl.dev ];
     snpStats = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    hdf5r = [ pkgs.hdf5.dev ];
   };
 
   packagesWithBuildInputs = {