diff --git a/podman.spec b/podman.spec
index 4454e7b..6180380 100644
--- a/podman.spec
+++ b/podman.spec
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ when `%{_bindir}/%{name}sh` is set as a login shell or set as os.Args[0].
 Summary: Metapackage for setting up %{name} machine
 Requires: %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires: gvisor-tap-vsock
-Requires: qemu
+Recommends: qemu
 Requires: virtiofsd
 
 %description machine