diff --git a/pcl_ros/src/pcl_ros/surface/moving_least_squares.cpp b/pcl_ros/src/pcl_ros/surface/moving_least_squares.cpp
index f48391d4..c05cbbb6 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/src/pcl_ros/surface/moving_least_squares.cpp
+++ b/pcl_ros/src/pcl_ros/surface/moving_least_squares.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,19 @@ pcl_ros::MovingLeastSquares::config_callback(MLSConfig & config, uint32_t level)
     NODELET_DEBUG(
       "[config_callback] Setting the use_polynomial_fit flag to: %d.",
       use_polynomial_fit_);
+#if PCL_VERSION_COMPARE(<, 1, 9, 0)
     impl_.setPolynomialFit(use_polynomial_fit_);
+#else
+    if (use_polynomial_fit_) {
+      NODELET_WARN(
+        "[config_callback] use_polynomial_fit is deprecated, use polynomial_order instead!");
+      if (impl_.getPolynomialOrder() < 2) {
+        impl_.setPolynomialOrder(2);
+      }
+    } else {
+      impl_.setPolynomialOrder(0);
+    }
+#endif
   }
   if (polynomial_order_ != config.polynomial_order) {
     polynomial_order_ = config.polynomial_order;