diff --git a/cronie.changes b/cronie.changes
index 7e186b7..1c2f6b1 100644
--- a/cronie.changes
+++ b/cronie.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 25 10:38:29 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- the recommends for postfix was from a time when smtp_daemon
+  was required, now that smtp_daemon is recommended, the recommend
+  for postfix is between useless and harmful - so reduce it to a suggests
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 30 14:49:41 UTC 2012 - sweet_f_a@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 96e5f8a..de32f25 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  systemd
 Url:            https://fedorahosted.org/cronie/
 Recommends:     smtp_daemon
-Recommends:     postfix
+Suggests:       postfix
 PreReq:         permissions %fillup_prereq %insserv_prereq cron sysvinit(syslog)
 %{?systemd_requires}
 Version:        1.4.8