diff --git a/gvfs.changes b/gvfs.changes
index a89b094..1a83683 100644
--- a/gvfs.changes
+++ b/gvfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  3 07:14:18 UTC 2022 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
+
+- recommend pkexec in gvfs-backends. (not requires to allow customers
+  to remove pkexec) (bsc#1202070)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 30 11:33:43 UTC 2022 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/gvfs.spec b/gvfs.spec
index 20eedd6..a681ff5 100644
--- a/gvfs.spec
+++ b/gvfs.spec
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 # FIXME: use proper Requires(pre/post/preun/...)
 PreReq:         permissions
+Recommends:     pkexec
 Recommends:     udisks2
 
 %description backends