diff --git a/python-SPARQLWrapper.spec b/python-SPARQLWrapper.spec
index 239b6e8..dd1fdcb 100644
--- a/python-SPARQLWrapper.spec
+++ b/python-SPARQLWrapper.spec
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            http://sparql-wrapper.sourceforge.net/
 Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/S/SPARQLWrapper/SPARQLWrapper-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-rdflib
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
-Requires:       python-rdflib
+Recommends:     python-rdflib
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}