diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index aa7014cf4452..b5f18f6237b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -1336,6 +1336,10 @@ let
     rhdf5= old.rhdf5.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
       patches = [ ./patches/rhdf5.patch ];
     });
+
+    textshaping = old.textshaping.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+      env.NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lfribidi -lharfbuzz";
+    });
   };
 in
   self