diff --git a/test/browser/browser.sh b/test/browser/browser.sh
index cd88a9a..e68e449 100755
--- a/test/browser/browser.sh
+++ b/test/browser/browser.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnf update -y pam || true
 
 # install firefox (available everywhere in Fedora and RHEL)
 # we don't need the H.264 codec, and it is sometimes not available (rhbz#2005760)
-dnf install --disablerepo=fedora-cisco-openh264 -y firefox
+dnf install --disablerepo=fedora-cisco-openh264 -y --setopt=install_weak_deps=False firefox
 
 # create user account for logging in
 if ! id admin 2>/dev/null; then