diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index cf1ad2e1..d8486cd9 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 23 13:18:39 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Make requires bash-completion a recommends
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 21 13:05:59 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 1b4aa078..4a1e8abe 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Conflicts:      kiwi
 #!BuildIgnore:  udev
 Requires:       %{udevpkgname} >= 172
 %if %{with bash_completion}
-Requires:       bash-completion
+Recommends:     bash-completion
 %endif
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd