diff --git a/comps-f8.xml.in b/comps-f8.xml.in
index be43b4b2..cd5cf94a 100644
--- a/comps-f8.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f8.xml.in
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       <packagereq type="default">man-pages</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mcelog</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mdadm</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">mgetty</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">mgetty</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">microcode_ctl</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mlocate</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mtr</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f9.xml.in b/comps-f9.xml.in
index be43b4b2..cd5cf94a 100644
--- a/comps-f9.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f9.xml.in
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       <packagereq type="default">man-pages</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mcelog</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mdadm</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">mgetty</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">mgetty</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">microcode_ctl</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mlocate</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">mtr</packagereq>