diff --git a/libblockdev.spec b/libblockdev.spec
index 78e32ea..c9aa8b0 100644
--- a/libblockdev.spec
+++ b/libblockdev.spec
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 Name:        libblockdev
 Version:     2.24
-Release:     2%{?dist}
+Release:     3%{?dist}
 Summary:     A library for low-level manipulation with block devices
 License:     LGPLv2+
 URL:         https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ with the libblockdev-mdraid plugin/library.
 BuildRequires: device-mapper-devel
 Summary:     The multipath plugin for the libblockdev library
 Requires: %{name}-utils%{?_isa} >= 0.11
-Requires: device-mapper-multipath
+Recommends: device-mapper-multipath
 
 %description mpath
 The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library)
@@ -983,6 +983,10 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" | xargs %{__rm}
 %files plugins-all
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 27 2020 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> - 2.24-3
+- Change -mpath subpackage Requires: device-mapper-multipath into Recommends
+- Related: rhbz#1857393
+
 * Sat May 23 2020 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.24-2
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.9