diff --git a/clients/roscpp/package.xml b/clients/roscpp/package.xml
index 028ca4ca6e..894031ef5b 100644
--- a/clients/roscpp/package.xml
+++ b/clients/roscpp/package.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
   <run_depend version_gte="0.3.17">cpp_common</run_depend>
   <run_depend>libboost-chrono-dev</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>libboost-filesystem-dev</run_depend>
   <run_depend>libboost-system-dev</run_depend>
   <run_depend>message_runtime</run_depend>
   <run_depend>rosconsole</run_depend>