diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 096bfd6b1bdd..f19c158168e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ let
     rtk = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     scPipe = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     seqTools = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
-    seqbias = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
+    seqbias = with pkgs; [ zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];
     sparkwarc = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     RoBMA = [ pkgs.jags ];
     pexm = [ pkgs.jags ];