diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 92b3dc3c71ca..00f58aecb9ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let
   buildRPackage = pkgs.callPackage ./generic-builder.nix {
     inherit R;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa Foundation;
+    inherit (pkgs) gettext gfortran;
   };
 
   # Generates package templates given per-repository settings
diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 62883af2c737..582b8aa44dc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, R, libcxx, xvfb_run, utillinux, Cocoa, Foundation }:
+{ stdenv, R, libcxx, xvfb_run, utillinux, Cocoa, Foundation, gettext, gfortran }:
 
 { name, buildInputs ? [], ... } @ attrs:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   buildInputs = buildInputs ++ [R] ++
                 stdenv.lib.optionals attrs.requireX [utillinux xvfb_run] ++
-                stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [Cocoa Foundation];
+                stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [Cocoa Foundation gettext gfortran];
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
     stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-I${libcxx}/include/c++/v1";