diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 801b9145a38f..6ae955ec44a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8713,7 +8713,10 @@ let
   ### DEVELOPMENT / R MODULES
 
   R = callPackage ../applications/science/math/R {
-    texLive = texLiveAggregationFun { paths = [ texLive texLiveExtra ]; };
+    # TODO: split docs into a separate output
+    texLive = texlive.combine {
+      inherit (texlive) scheme-small inconsolata helvetic texinfo fancyvrb cm-super;
+    };
     openblas = openblasCompat;
     withRecommendedPackages = false;
   };