diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 295b2211af2c..32ee4eba25a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ let
     HilbertVisGUI = [ pkgs.gnome2.gtkmm.dev ];
     textshaping = with pkgs; [ harfbuzz.dev freetype.dev fribidi libpng ];
     DropletUtils = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    RMariaDB = [ pkgs.libmysqlclient.dev ];
   };
 
   packagesRequiringX = [