diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 2fa1ea23..89880a29 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ Requires:       qemu-vgabios
 %ifarch x86_64
 Requires:       qemu-ovmf-x86_64
 %else
-Requires:       qemu-ovmf-ia32
+Recommends:     qemu-ovmf-ia32
 Recommends:     qemu-ovmf-x86_64
 %endif
 Recommends:     ovmf
diff --git a/qemu.spec.in b/qemu.spec.in
index 55366c34..1ddd4a65 100644
--- a/qemu.spec.in
+++ b/qemu.spec.in
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ Requires:       qemu-vgabios
 %ifarch x86_64
 Requires:       qemu-ovmf-x86_64
 %else
-Requires:       qemu-ovmf-ia32
+Recommends:     qemu-ovmf-ia32
 Recommends:     qemu-ovmf-x86_64
 %endif
 Recommends:     ovmf