diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/ptest.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/ptest.bbclass
index 0383206a6d..36266ec161 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/ptest.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/ptest.bbclass
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ PTEST_ENABLED = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ptest', '1', '0', d)}"
 PTEST_ENABLED:class-native = ""
 PTEST_ENABLED:class-nativesdk = ""
 PTEST_ENABLED:class-cross-canadian = ""
-RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "${PN}"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "${PN} ptest-runner"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest:class-native = ""
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest:class-nativesdk = ""
-RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest += "ptest-runner"
 
 PACKAGES =+ "${@bb.utils.contains('PTEST_ENABLED', '1', '${PN}-ptest', '', d)}"