diff --git a/comps-f8.xml.in b/comps-f8.xml.in
index cfd21b69..18013b29 100644
--- a/comps-f8.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f8.xml.in
@@ -3800,7 +3800,7 @@
     <uservisible>true</uservisible>
     <packagelist>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">python-virtinst</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">gnome-applet-vm</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">gnome-applet-vm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">kernel-xen</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">kvm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">qemu</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f9.xml.in b/comps-f9.xml.in
index cfd21b69..18013b29 100644
--- a/comps-f9.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f9.xml.in
@@ -3800,7 +3800,7 @@
     <uservisible>true</uservisible>
     <packagelist>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">python-virtinst</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">gnome-applet-vm</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">gnome-applet-vm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">kernel-xen</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">kvm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">qemu</packagereq>