diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index cc952f213e..935fa4270e 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ Requires: dbus >= %{dbus_version}
 Requires: glib2 >= %{glib2_version}
 Requires: %{name}-libnm%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 
-Recommends: iputils
-
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 8
 # Older libndp versions use select() (rh#1933041). On well known distros,
 # choose a version that has the necessary fix.