diff --git a/msf_timing/CMakeLists.txt b/msf_timing/CMakeLists.txt
index c473994c..caaa5184 100644
--- a/msf_timing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/msf_timing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo)
 
 include_directories(include)
 
+find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS roscpp)
+
 if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
 else()