diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 11ad8c1f2cd5..e5b292b8408a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -412,11 +412,7 @@ let
   packagesWithNativeBuildInputs = {
     adimpro = [ pkgs.imagemagick ];
     animation = [ pkgs.which ];
-    Apollonius = with pkgs; [
-      pkg-config
-      gmp.dev
-      mpfr.dev
-    ];
+    Apollonius = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     arrow =
       with pkgs;
       [
@@ -1084,6 +1080,10 @@ let
       openpam
       libpq
     ];
+    Apollonius = with pkgs; [
+      gmp
+      mpfr
+    ];
     asciicast = with pkgs; [
       bzip2.dev
       icu.dev