diff --git a/src/Conversions.cc b/src/Conversions.cc
index 2f013eca07d..a81a490cf1a 100644
--- a/src/Conversions.cc
+++ b/src/Conversions.cc
@@ -1453,6 +1453,7 @@ sdf::Sensor gazebo::convert(const msgs::Sensor &_in)
           ignerr << "Attempting to convert an navsat sensor message, but the "
                  << "message does not have a navsat nested message.\n";
       }
+      out.SetNavSatSensor(sensor);
   }
 
   else if (out.Type() == sdf::SensorType::ALTIMETER)