diff --git a/rosdep/python.yaml b/rosdep/python.yaml
index e311653f7d258..8566c4dec967f 100644
--- a/rosdep/python.yaml
+++ b/rosdep/python.yaml
@@ -485,6 +485,15 @@ python-debian:
     utopic_python3: [python3-debian]
     vivid: [python-debian]
     vivid_python3: [python3-debian]
+python-defusedxml:
+  arch: [python-defusedxml]
+  debian: [python-defusedxml]
+  fedora: [python-defusedxml]
+  gentoo: [dev-python/defusedxml]
+  osx:
+    pip:
+      packages: [defusedxml]
+  ubuntu: [python-defusedxml]
 python-dlib:
   ubuntu:
     pip: [dlib]