diff --git a/collada_urdf/manifest.xml b/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
index 502f9d7..3038471 100644
--- a/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
+++ b/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
   <depend package="colladadom" />
   <depend package="resource_retriever" />
   <depend package="angles" />
-  <depend package="assimp"/>
+
+  <rosdep name="assimp"/>
+
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>