diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openl2tp/openl2tp_1.8.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openl2tp/openl2tp_1.8.bb
index 4e5b45891d..1d11d374fc 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openl2tp/openl2tp_1.8.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/openl2tp/openl2tp_1.8.bb
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@ do_install_ptest () {
 }
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "ppp ppp-l2tp bash"
-RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "rpcbind kernel-module-l2tp-ppp procps-ps tcl"
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "rpcbind procps-ps tcl"
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest = "kernel-module-l2tp-ppp"