diff --git a/python-requests.changes b/python-requests.changes
index 506015e..2c65ea9 100644
--- a/python-requests.changes
+++ b/python-requests.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  9 22:42:33 UTC 2019 - Jonathan Brownell <jbrownell@suse.com>
+
+- Support older Red Hat platforms that don't offer "Recommends:"
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 31 12:24:10 CET 2018 - mcepl@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-requests.spec b/python-requests.spec
index 1d58f89..69532e1 100644
--- a/python-requests.spec
+++ b/python-requests.spec
@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@ Requires:       python-idna < 2.8
 Requires:       python-idna >= 2.5
 Requires:       python-py
 Requires:       python-urllib3 >= 1.21.1
+%if 0%{?_no_weakdeps}
+Requires:       ca-certificates-mozilla
+Requires:       python-PySocks >= 1.5.6
+Requires:       python-cryptography >= 1.3.4
+Requires:       python-pyOpenSSL >= 0.14
+%else
 Recommends:     ca-certificates-mozilla
 Recommends:     python-PySocks >= 1.5.6
 Recommends:     python-cryptography >= 1.3.4
 Recommends:     python-pyOpenSSL >= 0.14
+%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module PySocks >= 1.5.6}