diff --git a/development/processing/processing.info b/development/processing/processing.info
index 38cb50e71d..75eeab670a 100644
--- a/development/processing/processing.info
+++ b/development/processing/processing.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://processing.googlecode.com/files/processing-1.5.1-linux.tgz"
 MD5SUM="a4539860c7d55b650c7e2f5ba5fdeac9"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES=""
+REQUIRES="jdk"
 MAINTAINER="Diogo Leal"
 EMAIL="diogo@diogoleal.com"