diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0f3da25fe..9a85589fe 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Package: osmo-msc
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, libdbd-sqlite3
+Recommends: osmo-mgw
 Description: OsmoMSC: Osmocom's Mobile Switching Center for 2G and 3G circuit-switched mobile networks
   The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) is the heart of 2G/3G
   circuit-switched services.  It terminates the A-interface links from the