diff --git a/rosdep/base.yaml b/rosdep/base.yaml
index 805868488d686..6a177256cf146 100644
--- a/rosdep/base.yaml
+++ b/rosdep/base.yaml
@@ -1929,7 +1929,9 @@ libav:
   debian: [libav-tools]
   fedora: []
   gentoo: [virtual/ffmpeg]
-  ubuntu: [libav-tools]
+  ubuntu:
+    '*': null
+    xenial: [libav-tools]
 libavahi-client-dev:
   arch: [avahi]
   debian: [libavahi-client-dev]