diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn_2.7.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn_2.7.0.bb
index 0cbe4641cd..d967a0dc12 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn_2.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn_2.7.0.bb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[iproute2] = "--enable-iproute2,,iproute2,iproute2-ip"
 PACKAGECONFIG[systemd] = "--enable-systemd,--disable-systemd,systemd"
 PACKAGECONFIG[selinux] = "--enable-selinux,--disable-selinux,libselinux"
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN}:append = " bash"
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN}:append = " bash"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest:append = " bash"
 
 do_install:append() {