diff --git a/rosdep.yaml b/rosdep.yaml
index ffabbd01..dd3d321c 100644
--- a/rosdep.yaml
+++ b/rosdep.yaml
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ fltk:
   freebsd: fltk
 epydoc:
   ubuntu: python-epydoc
+  debian: python-epydoc
   macports: py25-epydoc
   freebsd: epydoc
 paramiko: