diff --git a/Formula/graphicsmagick.rb b/Formula/graphicsmagick.rb
index 1585348cbc..5279fe1991 100644
--- a/Formula/graphicsmagick.rb
+++ b/Formula/graphicsmagick.rb
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class Graphicsmagick < Formula
 
   depends_on "jpeg" => :recommended
   depends_on "libpng" => :recommended
+  depends_on "libtiff" => :recommended
   depends_on "freetype" => :recommended
 
   depends_on :x11 => :optional
-  depends_on "libtiff" => :optional
   depends_on "little-cms2" => :optional
   depends_on "jasper" => :optional
   depends_on "libwmf" => :optional