diff --git a/comps-f16.xml.in b/comps-f16.xml.in
index a23be66f..2076f11b 100644
--- a/comps-f16.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f16.xml.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-disk-utility</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-packagekit</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">setroubleshoot</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">system-config-boot</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-date</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-firewall</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-keyboard</packagereq>
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">ntop</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">pessulus</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">qtparted</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">system-config-boot</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-kickstart</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-lvm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-network</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f17.xml.in b/comps-f17.xml.in
index 1a285732..722ea83c 100644
--- a/comps-f17.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f17.xml.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-disk-utility</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-packagekit</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">setroubleshoot</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">system-config-boot</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-date</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-firewall</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">system-config-keyboard</packagereq>
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">ntop</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">pessulus</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">qtparted</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">system-config-boot</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-kickstart</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-lvm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">system-config-network</packagereq>