diff --git a/src/catkin_lint/ros.py b/src/catkin_lint/ros.py
index bf8c138..519d2d7 100644
--- a/src/catkin_lint/ros.py
+++ b/src/catkin_lint/ros.py
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ def has_key(self, name):
 def get_rosdep(quiet):
     from rosdep2.lookup import RosdepLookup
     from rosdep2.rospkg_loader import DEFAULT_VIEW_KEY
-    from rosdep2.sources_list import SourcesListLoader
+    from rosdep2.sources_list import SourcesListLoader, SOURCES_CACHE_DIR
     dummy = DummyRospkg()
-    sources_loader = SourcesListLoader.create_default(sources_cache_dir=os.environ.get("ROSDEP_CACHE_PATH", None))
+    rosdep_cache_dir = os.environ.get("ROSDEP_CACHE_PATH", None)
+    sources_cache_dir = os.path.join(rosdep_cache_dir, SOURCES_CACHE_DIR) if rosdep_cache_dir is not None else None
+    sources_loader = SourcesListLoader.create_default(sources_cache_dir=sources_cache_dir)
     lookup = RosdepLookup.create_from_rospkg(rospack=dummy, rosstack=dummy, sources_loader=sources_loader)
     return Rosdep(view=lookup.get_rosdep_view(DEFAULT_VIEW_KEY), quiet=quiet)