diff --git a/pcl_ros/package.xml b/pcl_ros/package.xml
index da53ce27..d08967c1 100644
--- a/pcl_ros/package.xml
+++ b/pcl_ros/package.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
   <build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>
   <build_depend>tf</build_depend>
   <build_depend>libvtk-java</build_depend>
+  <!-- libproj-dev needed due to error in vtk6 -->
+  <build_depend>libproj-dev</build_depend>
 
   <run_depend>dynamic_reconfigure</run_depend>
   <run_depend>eigen</run_depend>