diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/r.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/r.lua
index 37b600d4..2eab9e7c 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/r.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/r.lua
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ return {
   {
     "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
     optional = true,
+    dependencies = { "R-nvim/cmp-r" },
     opts = function(_, opts)
       opts.sources = opts.sources or {}
       table.insert(opts.sources, { name = "cmp_r" })