diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index ead101bddf4f..2de8d6afb5da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ let
     chebpol = [ pkgs.fftw ];
     ChemmineOB = [ pkgs.openbabel pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     cit = [ pkgs.gsl_1 ];
-    curl = [ pkgs.curl ];
+    curl = [ pkgs.curl.dev ];
     devEMF = [ pkgs.xorg.libXft ];
     diversitree = [ pkgs.gsl_1 pkgs.fftw ];
     EMCluster = [ pkgs.liblapack ];