diff --git a/recipes-containers/runc/runc-docker_git.bb b/recipes-containers/runc/runc-docker_git.bb
index 02bda318..11fa68aa 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/runc/runc-docker_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-containers/runc/runc-docker_git.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include runc.inc
 
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "lxc docker"
+
 # Note: this rev is before the required protocol field, update when all components
 #       have been updated to match.
 SRCREV_runc-docker = "6a2c15596845f6ff5182e2022f38a65e5dfa88eb"
diff --git a/recipes-containers/runc/runc.inc b/recipes-containers/runc/runc.inc
index 6d11a6ef..5a2ca31a 100644
--- a/recipes-containers/runc/runc.inc
+++ b/recipes-containers/runc/runc.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ inherit pkgconfig
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
 PACKAGECONFIG[seccomp] = "seccomp,,libseccomp"
 
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "lxc docker"
 PROVIDES += "virtual/runc"
 RPROVIDES_${PN} = "virtual/runc"