diff --git a/anjuta.spec b/anjuta.spec
index 3d40577..03d3284 100644
--- a/anjuta.spec
+++ b/anjuta.spec
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  itstool
 BuildRequires:  libappstream-glib
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:       autogen
 Requires:       gdb >= 7.0