diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 261529fd5239..7a7b603b449b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ let
     });
 
     devEMF = old.devEMF.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
-      NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-L${pkgs.xorg.libXft}/lib -lXft";
+      NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-L${pkgs.xorg.libXft.out}/lib -lXft";
     });
 
     slfm = old.slfm.overrideDerivation (attrs: {