diff --git a/rubygem-rspec-core.spec b/rubygem-rspec-core.spec
index c5e486c..d9bfb25 100644
--- a/rubygem-rspec-core.spec
+++ b/rubygem-rspec-core.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BuildRequires:	glibc-langpack-en
 %endif
 # Make the following installed by default
 # lib/rspec/core/rake_task
-Requires:	rubygem(rake)
+Recommends:	rubygem(rake)
 # Optional
 #Requires:	rubygem(ZenTest)
 #Requires:	rubygem(flexmock)