diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
index ce21ad42fe..e25fbe1f54 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/fwupd/fwupd_2.0.12.bb
@@ -85,4 +85,7 @@ FILES:${PN}-ptest += "${libexecdir}/installed-tests/ \
                       ${datadir}/installed-tests/"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "gnome-desktop-testing python3"
 
+# ESP mounting, not strictly necessary
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'polkit', 'udisks2', '', d)}"
+
 INSANE_SKIP:${PN}-ptest += "buildpaths"