diff --git a/8sync.spec b/8sync.spec
index cca657b..298f7ec 100644
--- a/8sync.spec
+++ b/8sync.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ License:         LGPLv3+
 
 BuildRequires:   guile22-devel
 BuildRequires:   texinfo
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 8sync (pronounced "eight-sync") is an asynchronous programming library for GNU