diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 6673b2f..2ce08c4 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 10 16:18:08 UTC 2018 - Richard Brown <rbrown@suse.com>
+
+- transactional_base now requires base, recommends enhanced_base
+  (boo#1111426) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct  3 13:31:30 UTC 2018 - sflees@suse.de
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index e6340e9..ec9401e 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ Provides:       pattern() = transactional_base
 Provides:       pattern-icon() = yast-system
 Provides:       pattern-order() = 1050
 Obsoletes:      pattern() = readonly_root_tools
-Requires:       pattern() = enhanced_base
+Requires:       pattern() = base
+Recommends:     pattern() = enhanced_base
 
 Requires:       read-only-root-fs
 Requires:       rebootmgr