diff --git a/rosdep/base.yaml b/rosdep/base.yaml
index b20eba4d9e7ae..19d07c025a6a1 100644
--- a/rosdep/base.yaml
+++ b/rosdep/base.yaml
@@ -864,6 +864,10 @@ ffmpeg2theora:
   fedora: [ffmpeg2theora]
   gentoo: [media-video/ffmpeg2theora]
   ubuntu: [ffmpeg2theora]
+file:
+  debian: [file]
+  fedora: [file]
+  ubuntu: [file]
 filezilla:
   arch: [filezilla]
   debian: [filezilla]