diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/ktap/ktap_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/ktap/ktap_git.bb
index cbdabf82d8..2053783f20 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/ktap/ktap_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/ktap/ktap_git.bb
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "kernel-module-ktapvm"
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "kernel-module-ktapvm"