diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index e3af69a5cd3c..41722b2695c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ let
     zlib = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     divest = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     hipread = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
-    jackalope = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev xz.dev ];
+    jackalope = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev xz.dev bzip2.dev ];
     largeList = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     mappoly = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     VariantAnnotation = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev curl.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];