diff --git a/alphabet-soup.spec b/alphabet-soup.spec
index e20b7b8..b7c8a84 100644
--- a/alphabet-soup.spec
+++ b/alphabet-soup.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Patch0:         alphabet-soup-1.1-linux.patch
 Patch1:         alphabet-soup-1.1-rhbz699425.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  alfont-devel dumb-devel desktop-file-utils
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme
 
 %description