diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 7cbb6bf51e..c2d9eeee92 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1187,19 +1187,21 @@ (define-public r-gdtools
 (define-public r-svglite
   (package
     (name "r-svglite")
-    (version "1.2.3")
+    (version "1.2.3.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "svglite" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1zivykbi1pxdxhrkc1if1ihdn5p27j0nai2q0abca1dwry3wg2yl"))))
+         "00n8bg4iligl0h24v42cka417w26zmcxrr4r6k8wdal1riwhgmi5"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-bh" ,r-bh)
        ("r-gdtools" ,r-gdtools)
        ("r-rcpp" ,r-rcpp)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("r-knitr" ,r-knitr)))
     (home-page "https://github.com/hadley/svglite")
     (synopsis "SVG graphics device")
     (description