diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/wrapper-rstudio.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/wrapper-rstudio.nix
index 5cbedf403d21..c89773c2dd55 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/wrapper-rstudio.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/wrapper-rstudio.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ runCommand (rstudio.name + "-wrapper") {
 }
 ''
 mkdir $out
+ln -s ${rstudio}/share $out
 echo "# Autogenerated by wrapper-rstudio.nix from R_LIBS_SITE" > $out/$fixLibsR
 echo -n ".libPaths(c(.libPaths(), \"" >> $out/$fixLibsR
 echo -n $R_LIBS_SITE | sed -e 's/:/", "/g' >> $out/$fixLibsR