diff --git a/apptainer.spec b/apptainer.spec
index ca72576..0fb2b68 100644
--- a/apptainer.spec
+++ b/apptainer.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 %endif
 Requires:       squashfs
+Recommends:     fuse2fs
 PreReq:         permissions
 
 # there's no golang for ppc64, ppc64le does not have non pie builds