diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5083c25..5e151216 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ project(pcl_conversions)
 
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS sensor_msgs std_msgs)
 
+# This line can be removed once this is addressed:
+# https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/issues/184
+find_package(PCL REQUIRED)
 find_package(PCL REQUIRED COMPONENTS COMMON)
 
 include_directories(include ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${PCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})