diff --git a/tigervnc.changes b/tigervnc.changes
index 8c9780f..66ed64d 100644
--- a/tigervnc.changes
+++ b/tigervnc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug  8 20:05:19 UTC 2016 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Adding a generic 'windowmanager' requires which will be
+  satisfied by any package providing 'windowmanager':
+  Requires:       windowmanager
+  (boo#981663).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 16 13:17:15 UTC 2016 - msrb@suse.com
 
diff --git a/tigervnc.spec b/tigervnc.spec
index dce26e6..ae13267 100644
--- a/tigervnc.spec
+++ b/tigervnc.spec
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ Requires(post): /usr/sbin/groupadd
 # Needed to generate certificates
 Requires:       openssl
 # Needed to serve java applet
-Requires:       icewm
 Requires:       python
 Requires:       python-pyOpenSSL
+Requires:       windowmanager
 Requires:       xauth
 Requires:       xinetd
 Requires:       xinit