diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index e9ece086f8c4..86c539ecbe86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ let
     XML = with pkgs; [ libtool libxml2.dev xmlsec libxslt ];
     affyPLM = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     BitSeq = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
-    DiffBind = [ pkgs.zlib ];
+    DiffBind = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev xz.dev bzip2.dev ];
     ShortRead = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     oligo = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     gmapR = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];