diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 84b2f57..c382bd6 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ LICENSE_PATH += "${LAYERDIR}/licenses"
 # Version 1 was the manually created meta-ros, prior to the introduction of superflore.
 LAYERVERSION_ros-layer = "2"
 
+LAYERDEPENDS_ros-layer = " \
+    core \
+    meta-python \
+    openembedded-layer \
+    qt5-layer \
+"
+
 require conf/ros-distro/ros-distro.conf
 
 # Only .bb files are generated