diff --git a/profiles/templates/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sci-libs b/profiles/templates/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sci-libs
index 8dd6c354..a6f97e0a 100644
--- a/profiles/templates/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sci-libs
+++ b/profiles/templates/6_ac_update_sync/world/grp/sci-libs
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ parmetis
 !!xdmf2:0
 # not compiled
 !!cifparse-obj:0
+!!pdal:0
 #in#