diff --git a/openslam-gmapping.spec b/openslam-gmapping.spec
index 324d4ae6757e7f37bfbf1c1645e8acd4c8eeb834..1a8279d890660bf78cd44ea38978d7484555e187 100644
--- a/openslam-gmapping.spec
+++ b/openslam-gmapping.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ License:        BSD
 Source0:        %{name}_%{version}.orig.tar.gz
 
 
-BuildRequires: ros-%{ros_distro}-catkin
+#BuildRequires: ros-%{ros_distro}-catkin
 
 %if 0%{?with_tests}
 %endif