diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index a2c586c06a96..0fbd2ae6fa70 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ let
     Formula = [ pkgs.gmp ];
     geoCount = [ pkgs.gsl_1 ];
     gdtools = [ pkgs.cairo.dev pkgs.fontconfig.lib pkgs.freetype.dev ];
-    git2r = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.openssl.dev ];
+    git2r = [ pkgs.zlib.dev pkgs.openssl.dev pkgs.libssh2.dev ];
     GLAD = [ pkgs.gsl_1 ];
     glpkAPI = [ pkgs.gmp pkgs.glpk ];
     gmp = [ pkgs.gmp.dev ];