diff --git a/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt b/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
index e1517ff4..633059ae 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ find_package(PCL REQUIRED)
 
 if(NOT "${PCL_LIBRARIES}" STREQUAL "")
   list(REMOVE_ITEM PCL_LIBRARIES "vtkproj4")
+  # FIXME: this causes duplicates and not found error in ubuntu:zesty
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM PCL_LIBRARIES "/usr/lib/libmpi.so")
 endif()
 
 ## Find catkin packages