diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index b2fc074..38982f5 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ Requires:       parted
 Requires:       supermin >= 5.1.18
 Requires:       xfsprogs
 Requires:       zerofree
-Recommends:     ntfsprogs
 
 Summary:        Virtual machine needed for libguestfs
 Provides:       guestfs-data = %{version}