diff --git a/files/apts/nova b/files/apts/nova
index 3ebf57c6ea..c16a70877d 100644
--- a/files/apts/nova
+++ b/files/apts/nova
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libvirt-bin # NOPRIME
 vlan
 curl
 rabbitmq-server # NOPRIME
-qpidd # NOPRIME
+qpidd # dist:precise NOPRIME
 socat # used by ajaxterm
 python-mox
 python-paste