diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index fbc4ed2dc46..9ff7d1da71b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ let
   #
   deriveBioc = mkDerive {
     mkHomepage = {name, biocVersion}: "https://bioconductor.org/packages/${biocVersion}/bioc/html/${name}.html";
-    mkUrls = {name, version, biocVersion}: [ "mirror://bioc/${biocVersion}/bioc/src/contrib/${name}_${version}.tar.gz" ];
+    mkUrls = {name, version, biocVersion}: [ "mirror://bioc/${biocVersion}/bioc/src/contrib/${name}_${version}.tar.gz"
+                                             "mirror://bioc/${biocVersion}/bioc/src/contrib/Archive/${name}_${version}.tar.gz" ];
   };
   deriveBiocAnn = mkDerive {
     mkHomepage = {name, biocVersion}: "http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/${name}.html";