diff --git a/talos-metapkg-ros-control-sot/Makefile b/talos-metapkg-ros-control-sot/Makefile
index 21d2eef4ac211ea08902ddbe408925ef38e14962..2723838eddaba4a7ab997312c9aca1d9e14ef832 100644
--- a/talos-metapkg-ros-control-sot/Makefile
+++ b/talos-metapkg-ros-control-sot/Makefile
@@ -37,15 +37,33 @@ include ../../middleware/ros-comm/depend.mk
 include ../../wip/py-dynamic-graph-bridge-v3/depend.mk
 
 include ../../wip/sysdep/pal-distro.mk
-ifeq (palerbium,${PALDISTRO})
-  CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH+=/opt/pal/erbium
+
+ifeq (erbium,${PREFER.pal-distro})
+  ifeq (palerbium,${PALDISTRO})
+    CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH+=/opt/pal/erbium
+  else
+    include ../../wip/pal-hardware-interfaces/depend.mk
+    include ../../wip/prf-ros-controllers/depend.mk
+    include ../../motion/ros-control-toolbox/depend.mk
+  endif
+
+displaytalosmetapkg:
+	echo 'PREFER.pal-distro:${PREFER.pal-distro}'
+	echo 'pal-distro-erbium'
+
 else
   include ../../wip/pal-hardware-interfaces/depend.mk
   include ../../wip/prf-ros-controllers/depend.mk
   include ../../motion/ros-control-toolbox/depend.mk
+
+displaytalosmetapkg:
+	echo 'PREFER.pal-distro:${PREFER.pal-distro}'
+	echo 'pal-distro-xenial'
+
 endif
 
 include ../../wip/roscontrol-sot/depend.mk
 include ../../mk/language/c++.mk
 include ../../mk/language/c.mk
 include ../../mk/robotpkg.mk
+