diff --git a/ruby-common.changes b/ruby-common.changes
index 94cf639..184f03b 100644
--- a/ruby-common.changes
+++ b/ruby-common.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 11 14:33:37 UTC 2015 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- help the solver to pick the right gem2rpm for the default ruby
+  version (bnc#934328)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May  2 11:55:31 UTC 2015 - mrueckert@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ruby-common.spec b/ruby-common.spec
index 9f64149..43dc86f 100644
--- a/ruby-common.spec
+++ b/ruby-common.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ruby-common
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Url:            https://github.com/openSUSE/ruby-packaging/
 Requires:       /usr/bin/getopt
 #Requires:       ruby-devel
 Requires:       rubygem(gem2rpm)
+Recommends:     rubygem(%{rb_default_ruby_abi}:gem2rpm)
 #Requires:       rubygems > 1.8
 Requires:       fdupes
 BuildArch:      noarch