diff --git a/python-httpcore.spec b/python-httpcore.spec
index 715f906..df020a7 100644
--- a/python-httpcore.spec
+++ b/python-httpcore.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source:         https://github.com/encode/httpcore/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/ht
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Requires:       python-anyio >= 3.1.0
 Requires:       python-certifi
 Requires:       python-chardet >= 3.0
 Requires:       python-h11 >= 0.11.0
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ Requires:       python-h2 >= 3.0
 Requires:       python-idna >= 2.0
 Requires:       python-rfc3986 >= 1.0
 Requires:       python-sniffio >= 1.0
-Recommends:     python-anyio >= 3.1.0
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module anyio >= 3.1.0}