diff --git a/sysreqs/nlopt.json b/sysreqs/nlopt.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f4f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysreqs/nlopt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "nlopt": {
+    "sysreqs": "nlopt",
+    "platforms": {
+      "DEB": "libnlopt-dev",
+      "OSX/brew": "nlopt",
+      "RPM": "NLopt-devel"
+    }
+  }
+}