diff --git a/tracker-extras.changes b/tracker-extras.changes
index 7b72d73..620c8e8 100644
--- a/tracker-extras.changes
+++ b/tracker-extras.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 28 16:09:19 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Only suggest instead of recommend tracker by the various library
+  packages. They work fine without tracker being present and
+  actually doings its work.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 19 15:15:05 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/tracker-extras.spec b/tracker-extras.spec
index 3d10064..d645a84 100644
--- a/tracker-extras.spec
+++ b/tracker-extras.spec
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Summary:        Control library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 %glib2_gsettings_schema_requires
 
 %description -n libtracker-control-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Summary:        Miner library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 
 %description -n libtracker-miner-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
 Tracker is a powerful desktop-neutral first class object
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ Summary:        Sparql library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 
 %description -n libtracker-sparql-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
 Tracker is a powerful desktop-neutral first class object
diff --git a/tracker.changes b/tracker.changes
index 7b72d73..620c8e8 100644
--- a/tracker.changes
+++ b/tracker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 28 16:09:19 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Only suggest instead of recommend tracker by the various library
+  packages. They work fine without tracker being present and
+  actually doings its work.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 19 15:15:05 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/tracker.spec b/tracker.spec
index 0bfee6e..93dd931 100644
--- a/tracker.spec
+++ b/tracker.spec
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Summary:        Control library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 %glib2_gsettings_schema_requires
 
 %description -n libtracker-control-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Summary:        Miner library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 
 %description -n libtracker-miner-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
 Tracker is a powerful desktop-neutral first class object
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Summary:        Sparql library for Tracker
 Group:          System/Libraries
 # rpm autodetects libtracker-common.so() symbol, which is provided by all versions of libtracker-common, so we need to help with an explicit Requires.
 Requires:       libtracker-common-%{RPMTrackerAPI}
-Recommends:     %{_name}
+Suggests:       %{_name}
 
 %description -n libtracker-sparql-%{RPMTrackerAPI}-0
 Tracker is a powerful desktop-neutral first class object