diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index 4eddef793..4c9f61309 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 
 %if %{with iwd} && (0%{?fedora} > 24 || 0%{?rhel} > 7)
 Requires: (wpa_supplicant >= %{wpa_supplicant_version} or iwd)
+Suggests: wpa_supplicant
 %else
 # Just require wpa_supplicant on platforms that don't support boolean
 # dependencies even though the plugin supports both supplicant and