diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index bc9fac9..176a299 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ Depends:
 # firmware-nonfree (non-free)
  firmware-linux-nonfree,
  firmware-misc-nonfree,
+# microcode (contrib, non-free)
+ iucode-tool,
+ amd64-microcode,
+ intel-microcode,
 # monitoring
  spectre-meltdown-checker,
 # other
@@ -142,10 +146,6 @@ Depends:
 Suggests:
 # firmware-nonfree (non-free)
  firmware-ast,
-# microcode (contrib, non-free)
- iucode-tool,
- amd64-microcode,
- intel-microcode,
 # other (third-party)
  supermicro-ipmicfg,
  intel-x710-firmware,