diff --git a/CCfits.spec b/CCfits.spec
index bfa8794..1aaf137 100644
--- a/CCfits.spec
+++ b/CCfits.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Patch0: CCfits-2.5-removerpath.patch
 Patch1: cfitsio-path.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++ cfitsio-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 CCfits is an object oriented interface to the cfitsio library. It is designed