diff --git a/tuned.spec b/tuned.spec
index 6388f82..df67556 100644
--- a/tuned.spec
+++ b/tuned.spec
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ Requires(post): systemd, virt-what
 Requires(preun): systemd
 Requires(postun): systemd
 Requires: python-decorator, dbus-python, pygobject3-base, python-pyudev
-Requires: virt-what, python-configobj, ethtool, gawk, kernel-tools, hdparm
+Requires: virt-what, python-configobj, ethtool, gawk, hdparm
 Requires: util-linux, python-perf, dbus, polkit, python-linux-procfs
 Requires: python-schedutils
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 22 || 0%{?rhel} > 7
+Recommends: kernel-tools
+%endif
 
 %description
 The tuned package contains a daemon that tunes system settings dynamically.