diff --git a/python-lxml.spec b/python-lxml.spec
index 93aad47..23a8a09 100644
--- a/python-lxml.spec
+++ b/python-lxml.spec
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python2-Cython
-Requires:       python2-cssselect
-Requires:       python2-html5lib
-Requires:       python2-beautifulsoup4
+Recommends:     python2-cssselect
+Recommends:     python2-html5lib
+Recommends:     python2-beautifulsoup4
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{modname}}
 
 %description -n python2-%{modname} %{_description}
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-Cython
-Requires:       python3-cssselect
-Requires:       python3-html5lib
-Requires:       python3-beautifulsoup4
+Recommends:     python3-cssselect
+Recommends:     python3-html5lib
+Recommends:     python3-beautifulsoup4
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{modname}}
 
 %description -n python3-%{modname} %{_description}