diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mdio-tools/mdio-tools_1.3.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mdio-tools/mdio-tools_1.3.1.bb
index 0c64889bc3..457064c019 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/mdio-tools/mdio-tools_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/mdio-tools/mdio-tools_1.3.1.bb
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit pkgconfig autotools
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = "kernel-module-mdio-netlink"
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = "kernel-module-mdio-netlink"