diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 8eca472..08a7d18 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 19 16:25:23 UTC 2019 - Frederic Crozat <fcrozat@suse.com>
+
+- ppc64-diag is required on ppc64le (bsc#1098849).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 14 00:35:49 UTC 2019 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index 1a941b3..116ec76 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ Recommends:     lsvpd
 %endif
 %endif
 %ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
-Recommends:     ppc64-diag
+# bsc#1098849
+Requires:     ppc64-diag
 %endif
 
 %description base