diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 4341e659bed0..40ffae5e80fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ let
     mvtnorm = [ pkgs.libiconv ];
     statmod = [ pkgs.libiconv ];
     rsvg = [ pkgs.librsvg.dev ];
+    ssh = with pkgs; [ libssh ];
   };
 
   packagesRequireingX = [