diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 5492874efda..362e7b81da4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ let
     rtiff = [ pkgs.libtiff.dev ];
     runjags = [ pkgs.jags ];
     RVowpalWabbit = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.boost ];
-    rzmq = [ pkgs.zeromq ];
+    rzmq = [ pkgs.zeromq pkgs.pkgconfig ];
+    clustermq = [ pkgs.zeromq ];
     SAVE = [ pkgs.zlib pkgs.bzip2 pkgs.icu pkgs.lzma pkgs.pcre ];
     sdcTable = [ pkgs.gmp pkgs.glpk ];
     seewave = [ pkgs.fftw.dev pkgs.libsndfile.dev ];
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ let
     nat = [ pkgs.which ];
     nat_templatebrains = [ pkgs.which ];
     pbdZMQ = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgs.darwin.binutils ];
+    clustermq = [  pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     RMark = [ pkgs.which ];
     RPushbullet = [ pkgs.which ];
     RcppEigen = [ pkgs.libiconv ];
@@ -663,6 +665,14 @@ let
         '';
     });
 
+    rzmq = old.rzmq.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
+      preConfigure = "patchShebangs configure";
+    });
+
+    clustermq = old.clustermq.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
+      preConfigure = "patchShebangs configure";
+    });
+
     Cairo = old.Cairo.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
       NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lfontconfig";
     });