diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a89596d..0e338491 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
 project(pano_core)
 
+set("OpenCV_DIR" "/opt/opencv2/share/opencv2")
+
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS cv_bridge roscpp)
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
-find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 
 ###################################
 ## catkin specific configuration ##