diff --git a/ciao-scheduler/deps.go b/ciao-scheduler/deps.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1542c7648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ciao-scheduler/deps.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package main
+
+import "github.com/01org/ciao/osprepare"
+
+var schedDeps = osprepare.PackageRequirements{
+	"clearlinux": {
+		{"", ""},
+	},
+	"fedora": {
+		{"", ""},
+	},
+	"ubuntu": {
+		{"", ""},
+	},
+}
diff --git a/ciao-scheduler/scheduler.go b/ciao-scheduler/scheduler.go
index 13538adfc..85c49ed6f 100644
--- a/ciao-scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/ciao-scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ func configSchedulerServer() (sched *ssntpSchedulerServer) {
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
-	osprepare.PrepareOsDeps(nil)
+	osprepare.PrepareOsDeps(schedDeps)
 
 	sched := configSchedulerServer()
 	if sched == nil {