diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index a4fd69e928..4827b60c8d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -3901,6 +3901,8 @@ (define-public r-bacon
      `(("r-biocparallel" ,r-biocparallel)
        ("r-ellipse" ,r-ellipse)
        ("r-ggplot2" ,r-ggplot2)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("r-knitr" ,r-knitr)))
     (home-page "https://bioconductor.org/packages/bacon/")
     (synopsis "Controlling bias and inflation in association studies")
     (description