diff --git a/firewalld.spec b/firewalld.spec
index 50eb532ea99d7eddcc3bc8524d8383ff5c77ba24..7141a0cd802980cf5d66dda3de8e7c05bf1da2f6 100644
--- a/firewalld.spec
+++ b/firewalld.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:      firewalld
 Version:   1.2.6
-Release:   7
+Release:   8
 Summary:   A firewall daemon with D-Bus interface providing a dynamic firewall
 License:   GPLv2+
 URL:       http://www.firewalld.org
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: libxslt iptables ebtables ipset python3-devel
 
 Requires:  iptables iptables-nft ipset systemd
 Requires:  python3-firewall  = %{version}-%{release}
-Suggests:  iptables-nft
+Recommends:  iptables-nft
 
 Obsoletes: firewalld-selinux < 0.4.4.2-2
 Conflicts: selinux-policy < 3.14.1-28
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ sed -i "s/CleanupModulesOnExit=no/CleanupModulesOnExit=yes/g" %{_sysconfdir}/fir
 %{_datadir}/firewalld/testsuite/python/firewalld_test.py
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 04 2024 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1.2.6-8
+- convert iptables-nft from Suggests into Recommends for better performance
+
 * Wed Aug 28 2024 zhouyihang <zhouyihang3@h-partners.com> - 1.2.6-7
 - Type:bugfix
 - CVE:NA