diff --git a/freeipa.spec.in b/freeipa.spec.in
index 7d04f260d..58d68cced 100755
--- a/freeipa.spec.in
+++ b/freeipa.spec.in
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ Requires: nfs-utils
 Requires: sssd-tools >= %{sssd_version}
 Requires(post): policycoreutils
 
+# https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/8530
+Recommends: libsss_sudo
+Recommends: sudo
+Requires: (libsss_sudo if sudo)
+
 Provides: %{alt_name}-client = %{version}
 Conflicts: %{alt_name}-client
 Obsoletes: %{alt_name}-client < %{version}