diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 1908c08d52c..b79d945d2a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ let
     rcdd = [ pkgs.gmp.dev ];
     RcppCNPy = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     RcppGSL = [ pkgs.gsl_1 ];
-    RcppOctave = [ pkgs.zlib pkgs.bzip2 pkgs.icu pkgs.lzma pkgs.pcre pkgs.octave ];
+    RcppOctave = [ pkgs.zlib pkgs.bzip2.dev pkgs.icu pkgs.lzma.dev pkgs.pcre.dev pkgs.octave ];
     RcppZiggurat = [ pkgs.gsl_1 ];
     rgdal = [ pkgs.proj pkgs.gdal ];
     rgeos = [ pkgs.geos ];