diff --git a/ghostscript.changes b/ghostscript.changes
index b0d64d6..9ede0e0 100644
--- a/ghostscript.changes
+++ b/ghostscript.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 18 12:50:20 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Recommend cups-filters only when cups is present.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 20 06:23:44 UTC 2023 - Johannes Meixner <jsmeix@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/ghostscript.spec b/ghostscript.spec
index 28ed212..ddf3087 100644
--- a/ghostscript.spec
+++ b/ghostscript.spec
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Obsoletes:      ghostscript-library < %{version}
 # this package ghostscript should replace any version of ghostscript-mini.
 Obsoletes:      ghostscript-mini
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1210
-Recommends:     cups-filters-ghostscript
+Recommends:     (cups-filters-ghostscript if cups)
 %endif
 %endif