diff --git a/c6-minimal-i386.xml b/c6-minimal-i386.xml
index 118bb14..cb46d78 100644
--- a/c6-minimal-i386.xml
+++ b/c6-minimal-i386.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>elfutils-libelf</packagereq>
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>ethtool</packagereq>
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>expat</packagereq>
-     <packagereq type='mandatory'>fcoe-utils</packagereq>
+     <packagereq type='optional'>fcoe-utils</packagereq>
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>file-libs</packagereq>
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>filesystem</packagereq>
      <packagereq type='mandatory'>findutils</packagereq>