diff --git a/open-vm-tools.changes b/open-vm-tools.changes
index 1bbb314..1635097 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.changes
+++ b/open-vm-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 27 16:13:06 UTC 2025 - Kirk Allan <kallan@suse.com>
+
+- (bsc#1237180): Ensure vmtoolsd.service and vgauthd.service
+  are set to enabled by default. Do this by removing vmblock-fuse.service
+  from the %pre section in the spec file.  vmblock-fuse.service still
+  remains in the %pre desktop section.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 20 15:17:11 UTC 2025 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
+
+- remove unused pcre build dependency
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 25 22:39:24 UTC 2025 - Kirk Allan <kallan@suse.com>
+
+- Revert previous change (Thu Feb 20 23:08:43 UTC 2025).  The proposed
+  solutions was non-standard.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 20 23:08:43 UTC 2025 - Kirk Allan <kallan@suse.com>
+
+- (bsc#1237180): Ensure vmtoolsd.service, vgauthd.service, and
+  vmblock-fuse.service are set to enabled by default.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 11 07:24:04 UTC 2024 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
 
diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index 23f6fc4..5644ecb 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package open-vm-tools
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Dominique Leuenberger, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libmspack-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
-BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 BuildRequires:  procps-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} >= 150300
@@ -381,7 +380,6 @@ install -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE6} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/50-vmnics.co
 %pre
 %service_add_pre vmtoolsd.service
 %service_add_pre vgauthd.service
-%service_add_pre vmblock-fuse.service
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
 # Prepare for migration to /usr/etc; save any old .rpmsave
 for i in pam.d/vmtoolsd ; do