diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index c2c5e24b37f..49273e34c7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ let
     rtracklayer = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     affyio = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     VariantAnnotation = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
-    snpStats = [ pkgs.zlib ];
+    snpStats = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
   };
 
   packagesWithBuildInputs = {