diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index c4b245f237f6..48d6c19f269a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ let
     bio3d = [ pkgs.zlib ];
     BiocCheck = [ pkgs.which ];
     Biostrings = [ pkgs.zlib ];
+    CellBarcode = [ pkgs.zlib ];
     bnpmr = [ pkgs.gsl ];
     cairoDevice = [ pkgs.gtk2.dev ];
     Cairo = with pkgs; [ libtiff libjpeg cairo.dev xorg.libXt.dev fontconfig.lib ];