diff --git a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
index 5214e30..01268e7 100644
--- a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
+++ b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct  2 07:40:41 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Change the requirement of tzdata-java8 to Recommends, since it is
+  not strictly needed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 28 16:40:43 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
index d98ca54..2a8db57 100644
--- a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ Requires:       jpackage-utils
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 # Postun requires update-alternatives to uninstall tool update-alternatives.
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Recommends:     tzdata-java8
 # Standard JPackage base provides.
 Provides:       java-%{javaver}-headless = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       java-headless = %{javaver}
@@ -345,10 +346,6 @@ Provides:       jsse = %{version}
 %else
 Requires:       mozilla-nss
 %endif
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1320
-# Require zoneinfo data in java8+ format provided by tzdata-java8 subpackage.
-Requires:       tzdata-java8
-%endif
 
 %description headless
 The OpenJDK 8 runtime environment without audio and video support.