diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 096bfd6b1bdd..ebfd955e0c5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ let
     odbc = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     openssl = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     pdftools = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
+    qckitfastq = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     RQuantLib = with pkgs; [ quantlib.dev boost.dev ];
     sf = with pkgs; [ pkg-config sqlite.dev proj.dev ];
     terra = with pkgs; [ pkg-config sqlite.dev proj.dev ];