diff --git a/src/rosjava_build_tools/catkin.py b/src/rosjava_build_tools/catkin.py
index 6a3f75bceb3de638b61f601318247ea54e9586e7..76c0bc897f6fa888543d6e506262a6f47f102471 100644
--- a/src/rosjava_build_tools/catkin.py
+++ b/src/rosjava_build_tools/catkin.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import catkin_pkg.topological_order
 
 # packages that don't properly identify themselves as message packages (fix upstream).
 message_package_whitelist = ['map_store']
+message_package_blacklist = []
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Methods