diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index ecc3d2d66b42..8de1bd228044 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ let
     ragg = with pkgs; [ freetype.dev libpng.dev libtiff.dev zlib.dev libjpeg.dev bzip2.dev ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin lerc.dev;
     qqconf = [ pkgs.fftw.dev ];
     vapour = with pkgs; [ proj.dev gdal ];
+    MedianaDesigner = [ pkgs.zlib.dev ];
     ChemmineOB = [ pkgs.eigen ];
   };