diff --git a/platforms/posix/cmake/sitl_target.cmake b/platforms/posix/cmake/sitl_target.cmake
index 4c48de0666..0257cbd344 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/cmake/sitl_target.cmake
+++ b/platforms/posix/cmake/sitl_target.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(sitl_gazebo
 	CMAKE_ARGS
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
 		-DSEND_ODOMETRY_DATA=ON
+		-DGENERATE_ROS_MODELS=ON
 	BINARY_DIR ${PX4_BINARY_DIR}/build_gazebo
 	INSTALL_COMMAND ""
 	DEPENDS git_gazebo